Welcome to Catland at The Cartoon Museum in London
Join author Kathryn Hughes at The Cartoon Museum in London this September as she reveals how Louis Wain, the Victorian commercial artist, transformed the way people think and feel about their furry feline friends!
- Date: 11th September
- Time: 7pm - 8pm
- Doors Open: 6:30pm - Feel free to browse the Cats in Cartoons exhibition before Hughes takes the stage!
- Location: The Cartoon Museum, 63 Wells St, London W1A 3AE
- Tickets include: Buy Adult tickets for entry to the event, or purchase the paperback book and ticket for just an extra £3!
See author Kathryn Hughes introduce Welcome to Catland at The Cartoon Museum
Step into a whiskered wonderland at The Cartoon Museum, where cats rule the realm and humans are merely guests. Welcome to Catland is a whimsical exhibition-meets-experience that celebrates the quirky, mysterious, and majestic world of cats through cartoons, comics, and interactive installations.
Author Kathryn Hughes brings her novel, Catland: Feline Enchantment at the Making of the Modern World - described by The Guardian as 'wonderful' - to The Cartoon Museum for a one-night-only exclusive appearance.
Discover the history of cats and the role they played in society, from anonymous pest controllers in the past to the beloved family pets they've become today.
A prize-winning author of four previous books on Victorian social history, Kathryn Hughes' 'Welcome to Catland' won 2024 Book of the Year in the Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Times Literary Supplement, The Times and Sunday Times.
PLUS: Arrive at 6:30 and enjoy perusing the purr-fect exhibition, Cats in Cartoons, before Hughes takes to the stage for the talk!
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