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Fame and celebrity interrogated through representations of Jean Jacques Rousseau.Ìý

Curated with (then UCL Professor of History, now Associate Professor at University of Oxford), this exhibition featured rare items from UCL’s Art and Book collections to mark the 300^th anniversary of the birth of one of the most controversial authors in the history of philosophy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778).

Featuring first editions of Rousseau’s works, including On the Social Contract (Du contrat social, 1762), frontispieces and translations, the display highlighted his unique and interdisciplinary characteristics as a philosopher who not only wrote on politics, economics and education, but also composed music and wrote best-selling novels.Ìý

A collaboration with UCL Centre for Transnational History, the British Museum and the Voltaire Foundation, the accompanying public programme included an international conference marking Rousseau’s tercentenary and a special performance of his rarely produced opera by UCL Opera Club.Ìý

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This is part of UCL Art Collections’ commitment to interdisciplinary research-impact collaborations. For more information or expressions of interest to collaborate contact museums@ucl.ac.uk