Retronaut
Retronaut is the past like
you wouldn’t believe.
We take your map of time
and tear tiny holes in it.
1839: MAP SHOWING THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA (David Rumsey Historical Map Collection)
The past is a foreign country.
Retronaut is your passport.
1909: SAMARKAND SILK MERCHANT (PROKUDIN-GORSKII / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)
1931: Looking south from the Empire State Building (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)
1957: Mayflower II in New York Harbor (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
1952: Two girls as lobsters, Maine (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
For a year, Retronaut was guest curator at Museums & Archives Northumberland.
c.1900: LANTERN SLIDES (MRS. SMITH / NORTHUMBERLAND ARCHIVES)
Retronaut’s exhibition
is bizarre and fascinating
– Daily Mail
c.1900: LANTERN SLIDES (MRS. SMITH / NORTHUMBERLAND ARCHIVES)
The Retronaut exhibition
is a treasure trove
– BBC
c.1900: LANTERN SLIDES (MRS. SMITH / NORTHUMBERLAND ARCHIVES)
We make the past go viral.
We work with
museums, archives and brands
to supercharge the power
of their collections.
c. 1900s: Immigrant family, Ellis Island, New York (VIA EUROPEANA)
Retronaut is one of the
fifty names you should
follow on Twitter
– The Times
1937: “Pioneers in Defence” Gas-mask drill, Leningrad (Viktor Bulla)
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The past like you wouldn’t believe
1905: TRAIN ON THE STREETS OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK (PUBLIC DOMAIN)