Hear actor Marilee Talkington describe the unexpected ways that sound travels through the building and its surroundings.

Mind's Eye

Sound

Hear actor Thomas Reid describe the ways the building interacts with Bilbao’s urban environment.

Surroundings

Hear actor Marilee Talkington describe the tremendous scale of the museum, and its intimate and public spaces.

Scale

Hear actor Nefertiti Matos Olivares describe the tactile sensations of the building’s materials.

Touch

Hear Karen Bergman, a staff member in the Guggenheim Education Department, describe how light interacts with the building's interior and exterior spaces.

Light

Hear actor Marilee Talkington describe how the architecture impacts our movements, our relationship with the art, and our experience of the space.

Flow

Hear actor Thomas Reid describe the strong impression of verticality exuded by the building.

Verticality

Hear actor Nefertiti Matos Olivares describe the entrance vestibule, opening into the expansive atrium at the heart of the museum.

Threshold

Hear actor Marilee Talkington describe the museum’s setting, and the descent to its main entrance.

Approach

In this interview, Dr. Bryce Evans discusses his research into food at the Irish pavillion in the 1939 World's Fair, and his use of materials from the Hagley Library for his project.

Dr. Evans is Senior Lecturer in History at Liverpool Hope University.

Stories from the Stacks is an ongoing program from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society featuring interviews with researchers who share the excitement of discovering the rich and varied historical materials in the Hagley Library’s collections. Listen to additional episodes at www.hagley.org/storiesfromthestacks.


Stories From The Stacks: Bryce Evans on how Guinness saved Ireland in World War II

Hagley Museum and Library

Related tracks