WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian
Institution
Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop
and Turn”
in the National Museum of American History opening June 14. The
exhibition
features the art of paper engineering in the production of books with
moving
parts, such as peep shows (pictures viewed through a small hole),
volvelles
(wheel charts), accordion books and popup books, published from the 15th
century
to modern times. Viewers will receive an in-depth look at the structure
and
design of popup and movable books, with more than 50 works demonstrating
the
diverse methods designers and paper engineers use to magically transform
flat,
static images into dynamic, multidimensional forms. “Paper Engineering”
will be
on display through fall 2011.