Smithsonian Institution Libraries Unveils “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn”

The Smithsonian Institution Libraries opens its new exhibition “Paper Engineering: Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn” in the National Museum of American History June 14. The exhibition features the art of paper engineering in the production of books with moving parts, such as peep shows (pictures viewed through a small hole), volvelles (wheel charts), accordion books and pop­up books, published from the 15th century to modern times.