The Keizer Panorama in motion
- Date 04.04.2027
- Time 14:00 - 15:00
It is remarkable that the FOMU has an imperial panorama in its collection: only fifteen examples have survived worldwide. An imperial panorama is a large round wooden viewing box that allows twenty-five people to view a series of stereo photographs at the same time. When you view these photographs through the special stereo viewers, they create the illusion of a 3D image.
The images are housed in a wooden carousel that slowly rotates via a mechanism. As the panorama moves, the photographs appear one by one in front of the viewers – just as visitors experienced it around 1905. At that time, the imperial panorama was a popular form of entertainment and education: people could “travel” to different places and stories while seated.
Every first Sunday of the month, we set the imperial panorama in motion again. This allows you to experience this remarkable device as it was originally intended. The panorama is currently part of the Families exhibition. For this exhibition, visual artist Ugo Woatzi created a series of new family portraits especially for the imperial panorama.
Practical information
- No reservation is required. You can join in on the day itself with your museum ticket.
- Continuous between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
- A FOMU guide will be present to tell you more and answer all your questions.
Dates (Every first Sunday of the month):
- 5 April 2026, 3 May 2026, 7 June 2026, 5 July 2026, 2 August 2026, 6 September 2026, 4 October 2026, 1 November 2026, 6 December 2026, 3 January 2027, 7 February 2027, 7 March 2027, 4 April 2027, 2 May 2027
Would you like to see this unique machine in action for yourself? Come and experience the imperial panorama as visitors did more than a century ago.
