Space Journal: The art and science of cosmic exploration

Sun May 31 2026 at 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm UTC+01:00

Tempest Anderson Hall, | York

York Festival of Ideas
Publisher/HostYork Festival of Ideas
Space Journal: The art and science of cosmic exploration
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Enjoy a visual celebration of our perception of the cosmos across centuries and cultures with broadcaster and collector Dallas Campbell.
About this Event

Speaker: Dallas Campbell

Enjoy a visual celebration of our perception of the cosmos across centuries and cultures with broadcaster and collector Dallas Campbell.

In drawings and diagrams, plans, charts and paintings, a great range of scientists and dreamers have told their own story of an element of space exploration. Their visions were largely based in the scientific understanding of their time, but as it turns out, many of the principles remain.

Join Dallas, author of Space Journal, as he weaves together priceless memorabilia, revolutionary experiments and spectacular scenes to map both real and potential encounters with the unknown throughout history. From Galileo’s shopping list to speeches annotated in President John F Kennedy’s own hand, from The War of the Worlds to Space Invaders, Dallas’s lavishly illustrated talk will set out the radical thinkers and creatives who envisioned us leaving our planet - or having guests stop by - and in some cases, made it happen.

Book sales

You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Tempest Anderson Hall,, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, United Kingdom

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