Face Up to it

Face to Face: Polar Portraits brings together both rare, unpublished treasures from the historic collections of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), University of Cambridge, ‘face to face’ with cutting-edge modern imagery from expedition photographer Martin Hartley.

This stunning exhibition and publication will be shown for the first time in Ireland at the Athy Heritage Centre & Museum, Co. Kildare, until 21^st November 2008. before its international tour., which consists of London, New York, Scotland and Los Angles.

Showcasing images from 1845 to the present day, Face to Face: PolarPortraits features historic images that include the very first polar photographs, the first portraits of explorers, some of the earliest photographs of the Inuit, and rare images never before published from many of the Heroic-Age Antarctic expeditions.

Almost all the historic imagery – daguerreotypes, magic lantern slides, glass plate negatives and images from private albums – that have been rediscovered during research for this project have never been before the public eye. In addition to 25 historic, and 25 modern polar portraits, the exhibition features a unique collection of historic photographic equipment, such as cameras owned by Captain Scott, Herbert Ponting, Sir Wally Herbert and Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

ATHY HERITAGE CENTRE & MUSEUM PRESENTS “FACE TO FACE” POLAR PORTRAITS EXHIBITION

Open to the public Until Fri 21^st Nov 2008 Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm (Closed 1-2pm for Lunch)

Sat – Sun 11am -4pmOpened during lunch