Glasgow Polytechnic Exhibition, Colosseum Buildings, Jamaica Street, Glasgow, November 1855
- General
The advertisement reads: “GLASGOW POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, COLOSSEUM BUILDINGS, JAMAICA STREET. WILL BE OPENED ON FRIDAY, 16th NOVEMBER, 1855.
“Attention is respectfully called to the opening Programme …”
The “MORNING ENTERTAINMENT” included, at 2.45: “40 Beautiful Dioramic Views of Sinbad the Sailor, with Vocal and Musical accompaniments – Exhibited before the Queen and Royal Family – Descriptive Lecture by Colonel Parlby.”
The “EVENING ENTERTAINMENT” had, at 8.55, according to the advert, 14 Sinbad Views.
- Date
November 1855.
- Panoramas
- Paintings and drawings
- Architecture and design
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Prints
- Industrial
- Other
Dioramic Views of Sinbad the Sailor.
- Venues
The Polytechnic Institution, Colosseum Buildings, Jamaica Street, Glasgow.
- Newspaper and magazine references
Advertisement in The Glasgow Herald, Wednesday 14th of November 1855, page one, under ‘Popular Entertainments, &c.’.