Chicago’s Festival of Maps culminates at the end of January and travel to Baltimore where it will open on March 16, at the Walters Art Museum, according to a feature in the Washington Post. The story includes a short slideshow and description of some of the more interesting maps in this collection.
This feature is also a great extension to our recent Perspectives post on, “Why are there still so many paper maps?” There’s and extensive discussion about maps that don’t reflect the real world, but how the world ought to be. There are also thoughts on the impact of digital mapping on the way we view the world.
A book called, “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World,” was produced by The University of Chicago Press to accompany the exhibit. A review of this work appears in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune.
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36 arts and culture organizations in and around Baltimore are participating in the Festival of Maps, can you believe it? I’m so excited about all the fun things happening in Baltimore from performances to showcases to exhibits. I can’t wait to see participants like Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Maryland Science Center, Port Discovery Children’s Museum and so many more. Everyone should join in on the fun for Baltimore’s Festival of Maps . One really interesting part is called Maps on Purpose. A group called Art on Purpose worked with the various neighborhoods of Baltimore to map how they saw their world. The results are all varied and all great statements about the value of community.
Go to http://www.baltimore.org/maps/baltimore_festival_of_maps.php for more info and to see videos of the curator talking about the festival.