{"id":418,"date":"2016-04-15T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T08:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/?p=418"},"modified":"2016-04-15T08:47:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T08:47:42","slug":"the-adventure-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/2016\/04\/15\/the-adventure-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Adventure Begins&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Charles A. Lindbergh, <em>The Spirit of St. Louis<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-423\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0026a-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0026a\" width=\"331\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0026a-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0026a-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0026a-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0026a-624x422.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A model, with some wings, in the Playfair Library\u2026. No, it\u2019s not a new version of Cluedo, it\u2019s this year\u2019s University of Edinburgh\u2019s Festival of Museums photoshoot!<\/p>\n<p>With only a month to go until our\u00a0One Last Adventure Festival of Museums weekend (13<sup>th<\/sup>-15<sup>th<\/sup> May), the adventurous times have begun with an action-packed aviation-inspired photoshoot with the fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lwinram.com\/\">Laurence Winram<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-420 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0027-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0027\" width=\"311\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0027-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0027-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0027-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/universitycollectionsvolunteers\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_0027-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fuelled by tea and coffee and with the model, Graham, dressed as an early aviation pioneer (complete with goggles and a pipe!), Laurence and his team worked tirelessly to get the perfect \u2018adventurous\u2019 shot in the wonderful setting of the University\u2019s Playfair Library.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to see the results but in the meantime, if you fancy an adventure of your own, registration for all our events is now open <a href=\"https:\/\/onelastadventureuoe.wordpress.com\/\">https:\/\/onelastadventureuoe.wordpress.com\/<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; pirates, treasure, anatomy and bugs (yes really!) await so\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">J.K. 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