EuroVisions: Wales through the Eyes of European Visitors, 1750–2015

Rita Singer

EuroVisions: Wales through the Eyes of European Visitors, 1750–2015

Rita Singer (Curator)

Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University

Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition

Abstract

For centuries, continental Europeans have come to Wales for numerous reasons. During the Romantic period some came seeking a rural idyll, whilst others in the Victorian era travelled as industrial spies; and during times of war many refugees escaped to Wales to find shelter from persecution. The exhibited artwork by numerous European artists shows Wales in its many facets, ranging from idyllic landscapes to industrial centres and portraits of the people living in Wales.

EuroVisions was open to the public at Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth from 11 July to 27 September 2015. Aside from an interactive and child-friendly exhibition, there were also free public talks and activities for all members of the community. The exhibition has been on show at Swansea Museum, 16 October 2015 to 24 January 2016, before travelling to its final run at Storiel, Bangor, 9 April to 2 July 2016.

Original language	English
Publisher	Llywodraeth Cymru \| Welsh Government
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Wales
Europe
Fine Arts
Romanticism
Age of Industry
Modernism
Contemporary art
exhibition

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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https://www.peoplescollection.wales/story/608571Licence: CC BY

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3 Article
2 Other contribution
1 Chapter
1 Paper
More
- 1 Special Issue
- 1 Digital or Visual Products

Introduction
Singer, R., 13 Jul 2023, In: Modern Languages Open. 1, 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
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Minoritised Languages and Travel
Singer, R., 13 Jul 2023, In: Modern Languages Open.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Special Issue › peer-review

Open Access
Through Wales in the Footsteps of William Gilpin: Illustrated Travel Accounts by Early French Tourists, 1768–1810
Singer, R., 14 May 2019, In: European Romantic Review. 30, 2, p. 127-147 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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1 Citation (Scopus)

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Von Hay-on-Wye nach Blaenau Ffestiniog: Elmar Schenkels Reisen in Wales, 1974–2010
Translated title of the contribution: From Hay-on-Wye to Blaenau Ffestiniog: Elmar Schenkel's travels in Wales, 1974-2010Singer, R., 2019, Das Leben und die Seltsamen Abenteuer des Elmar Schenkel, aus Soest, Professor. Nicht von Ihm Selbst Verfasst. Fleischhack, M., Ronthaler, J. & Welz, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Leipzig: Edition Hamouda, p. 173-179 7 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Journey to the Past: Wales in Historic Travel Writing from France and Germany
Singer, R., Fielding, S., Williams, H. (Translator), Tully, C. (ed.) & Lloyd, S. (ed.), 2018, Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
Land of Forges and Fire: Merthyr Tydfil in the 1800s
Singer, R. & Fielding, S., 19 Apr 2018
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Open Access
Accounts of Travel: Travel Writing by European Visitors to Wales
Singer, R., Williams, H., Tully, C. & Jones, K. N., 2017, 475 p. Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
Leisure, refuge and solidarity: messages in visitors’ books as microforms of travel writing
Singer, R., 09 Mar 2017, In: Studies in Travel Writing. 20, 4, p. 392-408 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
8 Citations (Scopus)

28 Downloads (Pure)
A Picture of a Country: Illustrated Travel Accounts by Continental Europeans
Singer, R., 02 Apr 2016.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Contributions and Cynefin in the New Curriculum Working Group: interim report
(Researcher)
Impact: Education

Dahl’s antisemitism ‘apology’ is a reminder to challenge the myth of Wales as a ‘tolerant nation’
Singer, R.
07 Dec 2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Eine Reise in die Vergangenheit
Singer, R., Tully, C., Williams, H., Fielding, S. & Lloyd, S.
01 Dec 2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Following the Red Thread West
Singer, R.
01 Feb 2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage
Heno
Singer, R.
04 Aug 2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media contribution
What Euro visitors have thought of Wales in past 260 years
Singer, R.
19 Jul 2015
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media coverage

7 Invited talk

European Travellers to Wales
Singer, R. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
For Wales, See England: German Visitors to Welsh Estates in the Nineteenth Century
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
31 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Journey to the Past: Wales in Historic Travel Writing from France and Germany
Singer, R. (Invited speaker) & Fielding, S. (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Putting Wales on the Map: Using GIS to Uncover European Travel Routes, 1750-2016
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
08 Mar 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
In the Footsteps of European Travellers in Wales
Singer, R. (Invited speaker), Tully, C. (Invited speaker), Williams, H. (Invited speaker) & Fielding, S. (Invited speaker)
08 Feb 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
A Picture of a Country: Illustrated Travel Accounts by European Travellers
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
21 Jan 2016
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
European Travellers to Wales: A Short History of Picturing the Nation
Singer, R. (Invited speaker)
17 Dec 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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