Walk into the Sistine Chapel without ever leaving London! Following the huge success in Shanghai, Sydney, Chicago, Berlin and many other cities around the world, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition has finally arrived in London.
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Observe Every Brushstroke
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Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition brings Michelangelo’s masterpieces closer to the audience like never before.
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Visitors to Sistine Chapel in Vatican City can admire the frescoes from an over 20-metre distance, while this exhibition gives audience the opportunity to observe the paintings as close as 2 metres from a never-before-seen perspective where every brushstroke is visible.
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The exhibition features a stunning reproduction of 34 frescoes recreated using a special painting technique. All paintings have been reproduced under the licence of the Vatican Museum and transferred onto special fabric webs that allow a true-to-life reproduction.
Free Audio Guide
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Visitors are encouraged to download the Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel app before visiting and bring their own headphone to learn more about the artistic process and the story behind each biblical scene while on their exhibition journey.
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Did you know, for example, that in The Last Judgement where St. Bartholomew holds a knife and his own skin, the distorted face on the skin is actually Michelangelo’s self-portrait?
Weather you’ve visited the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City before, or this is your first time wanting to get closer to Michelangelo’s monumental, timeless art, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition is the perfect opportunity to get as close as you going to get without flying to Rome.
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Ready for your next adventure? Love contemporary art too? Summer exhibitions are now open at South London Gallery. Enjoy Brazilian artist, Paulo Nimer Pjota’s mythical creatures and fantastical scenes both on canvas and on the walls of the Main Gallery, and British Nigerian artist’s Ranti Bam’s abstract vessels at South London Gallery Fire Station.
If you haven’t had a chance to visit Mundo Pixar Experiencein Wembley Park yet, here’s your opportunity to book your tickets because due to the incredibly high demand, the exhibition has been extended till the 1st November!
Plus, it’s the perfect opportunity to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Toy Story movie and the upcoming Toy Story 5which is in theatres from 19th June!
⭐️🚀 Mundo Pixar Experience 𝙀𝙓𝙏𝙀𝙉𝘿𝙀𝘿 @Mundo Pixar London @Pixar Due to high demand, the exhibition has been extended till the 1st November 2026! ✨ The perfect opportunity to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the first Toy Story movie and the upcoming Toy Story 5 which is in theatres from 19th June! 🤠🚀 📍Where Mundo Pixar Experience | Fulton Rd, Wembley HA9 0TF (10-minutes walk from Wembley Park station) 🗓️ Opening Times Open every day except Tuesdays. 🕒 Time slots start either 9am or 10am depending on the date and run until 5pm (7pm on Saturdays). 👉 Please note: From 30th August, the exhibition will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. 🎟️ Tickets Tickets for the further run from July to November are available via pre-sale on 20th May and generale sale on 21stMay at 10am. @RG Live @WembleyParkLDN #mundopixarexperience#pixarexperiencelondon#pixarmundoexperience#toystory5#CapCut
Mundo Pixar Experience is hosted in an over 3,500 square metres venue in Wembley Park, and it’s the largest Pixar exhibition ever created.
There are 14 immersive rooms to be explored and 27 life-sized characters to meet with.
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Each scene is meticulously detailed to look exactly like in your favourite film. To help you immerse into the Pixar universe even more, six bespoke scents have been created, including incense burning in mama Coco’s house (“Coco”), freshly cut grass in Paradise Falls (“Up”) and the breeze of a summer evening in Portorosso (“Luca”).
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Dive into the deep blue with Nemo, collect screams with Mike and Sully in the Scare Factory, journey from the Land of the Living to the Land of the Dead, and meet Joy, Sadness, Anxiety and other emotions in the control room in Inside Out.
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There are tons of photo ops and interactive elements, plus there’s a fun game to participate in: there is a Pixar ball (Pixar’s iconic yellow ball with a star) hidden in each room. Can you find them all?
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Jonathan Marks, MD @ RG Live says: “Given the phenomenal demand we’ve seen since opening, we’re absolutely thrilled to be extending the run of the Mundo Pixar Experience here in Wembley Park, London throughout the summer holidays and beyond. The response from visitors has been incredible, and it’s clear just how much these stories and characters mean to people of all ages. Extending the experience means even more families, fans, and first-time visitors will have the chance to step into the worlds of Pixar and create unforgettable memories together.”
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Toy Story and the Upcoming Toy Story 5
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What could be a more perfect place to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Toy Story movie and the upcoming Toy Story 5 than visiting Andy’s bedroom and the Sunnyside daycare at Mundo Pixar Experience?
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Shrink into the size of a toy and explore Andy’s room from a completely new perspective. Meet Woody, Buzz and Andy’s other beloved toys and take a super fun selfie in Buzz’s rocket-shaped toy packaging or next to Andy’s monumental bed.
But be careful! Andy can step in any moment!
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Sunnyside daycare from Toy Story 3 is a special room, designed and built just for the London audience. Here you can meet with Jessie, Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear and the Aliens.
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You can pretend to be a toy in the Sunnyside box, sit on a giant chair and explore the huge pencils, toys and dollhouse and other oversized props. Just like in the film.
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Here are a few interesting facts about Mundo Pixar Experience
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It’s the biggest Pixar experience ever created
Since its opening in February, it welcomed 100,000 visitors each month
The experience is housed in an over 3,500 square metre purpose-built building
The exhibition has had 3.5 million visitors across the globe, including Seoul, Mexico, Brazil, Belgium, and Spain
Creating the exhibition took 12 months of planning and six weeks of on-site installation, with over 300 professionals working on the project
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Mundo Pixar Experience is designed for kids and adults alike. It will bring back those childhood memories that warm your heart and a lovely place to create new memories with your own kids they will treasure forever.
Mundo Pixar Experience is accessible for visitors with motor, hearing and visual disabilities, ensuring that everyone can share in the creativity and joy of Pixar’s storytelling.
Tickets for the further run from July to November are available via pre-sale on 20th May and generale sale on 21stMay at 10am.
Ready for your next adventure? Hundreds of illuminated drones will paint the night sky and dance for live music this May. DroneArt Show is back in London and it’s bigger and better than ever! Book your ticket with FEVER and use discount code ADVENTURERLDN10 to get 10% OFF!
[MORE INFO IN BIO] Hidden Medieval Museum in London – Museum of the Order of St John 🏰⚔️ We’ve all heard of St John Ambulance. But did you know that it’s actually an ancient organisation that was established in the 11th century? The museum tells the story of that ancient military Order and how it became an international first aid charity ⛑️ • The museum is free to visit. No booking required. • You have to book a private tour (£15pp), however, to visit the crypt, the Priory Church, the Council Chamber and the Grand Chapel Hall 🏰 The beautiful Cloister Garden is open to the public 🌼🌳 📍Where St John’s Gate, 26 St John’s Ln, London EC1M 4DA (Nearest station is Farringdon) 🕰️ Opening times Mon, Tue, & Sun: CLOSED Wed – Sat: 9:30am – 5pm #hiddengems#hiddengemslondon#medievaltok#londonmuseum#knights
The Museum of the Order of St John tells the story of an ancient military Order from its origins when they cared for sick pilgrims and how it became an international first aid charity.
The museum has two parts: the gatehouse and the chapel. Visiting the gatehouse is completely free and no booking required. You can simply walk in from the street and visit the exhibition.
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You can only visit the chapel, however, if you book a guided tour which run twice a day three time a week.
The gatehouse museum’s unique collection guides you through the story of the Order from its beginning to the modern day St John Ambulance.
By 1080 a hospital was established by monks in Jerusalem under the guidance of Brotherhood Gerard. The purpose of the hospital was to care for travellers and pilgrims fallen ill during their travel regardless their religion, race or social status. The group of men and women volunteers were known as ‘hospitallers’.
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The story of the Order is interwoven with many historical characters, including Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Suleiman the Magnificent, Willam Shakespeare, Willam Hogarth and Dr Samuel Johnson.
A collection of medieval artefacts is on display, including intricately decorated armours, model ships, maps, ancient coins, apothecary, silverware, and medical instruments used by the members of the Order as well as ceremonial wear.
Guided Tours to Visit the Priory Church, the Crypt and the Historic Rooms in St John’s Gate
St John Priory Church
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Follow the footsteps of knight-monks, politicians, philanthropists and even William Shakespeare himself on the guided tour that discovers the many lives of St John’s Gate.
Council Chamber
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TIP: There are a number of different guided tours available. We recommend the ‘Knights, Revellers & Saviours: The Many Lives of St John’s Gate’ as it includes the Priory Church, the crypt and the historic rooms in St John’s Gate. The tour will last 60 minutes and it costs £15pp.
If you go for a guided tour, you have the rare opportunity to literally walk in the footsteps of Willam Shakespeare.
That spiral wooden staircase is the oldest Tudor staircase in London on which Shakespeare walked up to get his plays approved by the Master of the Revels.
Grand Chapel Hall
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Marvel at the beautiful architecture of the Grand Chapter Hall where numerous Royal portraits line on the walls, indicating Royal patronage throughout the centuries.
St John Priory Church
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The Church’s Priory gallery features an exhibition that let visitors get a glimpse into how life was in a medieval priory.
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The Church’s Cloister Garden today provides a tranquil place to the members of the public. In the medieval times, however, it functioned as a medicinal garden where the most different herbs would have been cultivated by Knights Hospitallers to cure illnesses.
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St John’s Gate and the Norman crypt have seen many turmoils throughout the centuries. It survived the odds of the history because the building served various purposes. It served as the English headquarters of the Order in the 12th century, an office of the Master of the Revels during the 16th century (thirty of Shakespeare’s plays were licensed here!), it was also a coffee house run by Richard Hogarth, father of artist William Hogarth and even used as a pub in the 18th century.
When it was a pub, it was called The Old Jerusalem pub and welcomed such visitors like Charles Dickens.
The modern Order of St John in England was granted by Queen Victoria in 1888. The modern Order recognised the need of First Aid and ambulance transport services as no such system existed in the newly industrialised England.
The Iconic Eight Pointed Star
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The white eight-pointed cross on a black background, the symbol of the Order, remained completely unaltered over the centuries.
Today it’s known as the logo of St John Ambulance, but it was also worn on the robes of the first Brother Knights in the hospital in Jerusalem in the 11th century.
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You can also see it on the floor inside the chapel. Black and white is also the colour of the Order’s uniform and you can also see black and white tiles covering the chapel’s floor.
The Crypt
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Under the black and white chapel, there is the crypt with beautiful arches and stained glass windows.
Make sure you spend a few quiet minutes here and absorb the history around you.
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The crypt contains a 16th century tomb effigy believed to be Castilian Knight Hospitaller, named Don Juan de Vergara.
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The stunning stain glasses above the chapel depict St John the Baptist, John Aimoner, St George, Andrew, Patrick and David as well as other knights and priors.
The Order of St John Today
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Today the Order of John is an international charity, providing first aid and healthcare services in over 40 countries.
It has over 25,000 members and 200,000 volunteers around the globe and volunteers from the rural Africa and to areas impacted by natural disasters in Asia.
How to become a volunteer or support the Order:
Want to become a volunteer or support the Order of St John? Click here to see how you can do that.
Venue Hire
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The historic buildings of the Priory Church, the galleries, the crypt and the garden are all available to hire for private events.
If you’re planning a medieval-themed wedding, looking for a hidden jewel for your next conference, lecture, or dinner, the historic rooms and the beautiful garden overflown with flowers during spring and summer are ideal places to celebrate, or host special events your guest will remember.
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To discover all the available venues, rooms and spaces and learn all the details on how to hire them, click here.
The gatehouse is free to visit. No booking required.
However, you do need to book a ticket for a guided tour to visit the Priory Church, the crypt and the historic rooms in St John’s Gate.
Tickets are £15 or £11.25 with a valid Art Pass or Blue Light Card
If you’re an Islington resident, you can visit any public guided tours for only £1!
Ready for your next adventure? Dating back to 1144, The Clink Prison Museum is one of the oldest prisons in England. Enter through the original site and descend to the dark side of history.
South London Galleryhas just opened their summer exhibitions. One is presenting large scale artworks featuring mythical creatures by Brazilian artist, Paulo Nimer Pjota in the Main Gallery. The other one is located at the Fire Station galleries and exploring our relationship to the environment through touch, spirituality and healing by British Nigerian artist, Ranti Bam.
Paulo Nimer Pjota: Encantados
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Brazilian ‘hip-hop’ painter, Paulo Nimer Pjota started his career with graffiti at the age of just 13. He moved to São Paulo at the age of 17 to attend art collage. This is where he had his first exhibition that combined large paintings of crystals, anatomical paintings and crabs combined with graffiti art.
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His exhibition at South London Gallery is titled Encantados which means ‘enchanted’ in English and is featuring 11 new paintings on canvas hanging against graffiti-like wall drawings.
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Pjota’s artworks are heavily inspired by mythical creatures, fantastical scenes, as well as ancient civilisations and Brazilian folklore and even children’s literature.
Pjota says in a recent interview with The Guardian: “Mythology has always been interesting to me. Stories I heard in my parents’ house, in the media, these things form a big part of our life from a very young age. Becoming a father myself, I started reading a lot of fables to my son and I was looking back on the drawings I used to make when I was a kid. Crazy animals, anthropomorphised nature.”
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The Sun, the Moon and the stars are recurring motifs in Pjota’s paintings, along with beasts, animals and flowers.
Pjota’s artworks function as a storybook when exhibited together. However, unlike a usual story book which has a clear narrative that unfolds, Pjota’s works leave the viewer to create their own narrative.
Ranti Bam: Sacred Groves
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British Nigerian artist, Ranti Bam, works with sculpture, film, performance and photography.
Sacred Groves explores our relationship to the environment through touch, spirituality and healing.
Ranti Bam’s exhibition brings together Ifas and Abstract vessels. The word ‘ifa’ in Yoruba means both ‘spiritual system’ and ‘holding something close’.
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The exhibition is featuring clay vessels that Bam created by embracing vet clay against her body to form the shape of the vessels. In this way, the clay collapses, cracks and folds as the raw material spiritually connects her with the earth.
To help visitors immerse more into Bam’s artistic world, tranquil soundscape of nature is playing while the smell of wet soil and clay fills each room.
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The vessels receive a metallic glaze that reflects the body.
Monumental, glazed sculptures are also on display at the exhibition. These sculptures are Bam’s largest artworks yet.
Make sure, you spend some time at the video room, empty your mind and enjoy the tranquil scenery of a river and its surrounding.
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Abstract vessels are created through slab building where pieces wrap around each other. Once together, Bam pierces the pieces by hand revealing the glaze inside the body of the vessel.
The act of rolling, puncturing, painting, glazing and firing the clay combines all the elements: earth, air, water and fire.
Ranti Bam will unveil her permanent public artwork this June for the European Capital of Culture and was invited to the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh.
Exhibition Related Events
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South London Gallery is hosting a number of exhibition related events throughout the summer. Teacher workshop, family space and curator tours are all available for free and without booking.
The two galleries are just a 2-minute walk from one another.
Opening Times
1st May – 23rd August 2026
Mon & Tue: CLOSED
Wed: 12pm – 9pm
Thu – Sun: 12pm – 6pm
Tickets
FREE | NO booking required
Ready for your next adventure? Another free large scale exhibition opened at the White Cube. Katharina Grosse: I Set Out, I Walked Fast is full of colours pouring out of their frames to cover the architecture: the walls, the columns and even the floor.
Known for her large-scale paintings that create an immersive visual experience, German visual artist, Katharina Grosse, is back in London. Her new exhibition: ‘I Set Out, I Walked Fast’ draws inspiration from Emily Brontë’s famous novel, Jane Eyre (1847).
[BLOG POST IN BIO] New contemporary art exhibition at @White Cube 🎨 Katharina Grosse: ‘I Set Out, I Walked Fast’ Katharina Grosse is a German visual artist known for her large-scale paintings that create an immersive visual experience 🎨🖌️ The exhibition spans through three spaces where the individual works function as ‘plot’ points in a huge web where everything is connected. 📍Where White Cube | 144-152, Bermondsey St, London SE1 3TQ (Nearest station is London Bridge) 🗓️ When 22nd – 31st May 2026 🕰️ Opening Hours Mon: CLOSED Tue – Sat: 10am – 6pm Sun: 12pm – 6pm 🎟️ Tickets FREE | NO booking required #artexhibition#contemporaryart#whitecube#contemporaryartist#CapCut
Katharina Grosse’s new exhibition at White Cube is her first major UK representation since her exhibition at the former Hoxton Square location in 2002.
The exhibition’s title ‘I Set Out, I Walked Fast’ is inspired by Emily Brontë’s novel, Jane Eyre (1847). As Grosse re-read the novel at her New Zealand studio, she struck by Jane’s continuous movement and action as a woman at her time. In the novel nothing stops Jane from constantly moving which propels the storyline forward.
Similarly, Grosse brings her old and new paintings together to create one single interconnected environment, allowing the viewer to travel through time and space.
The exhibition spans through three spaces where the individual works function as ‘plot’ points in a huge web where everything is connected.
Large-Scale Installations Painted In-Situ
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In the North Gallery visitors find themselves in the middle of a swirling and spiralling universe of colours. Colours leave the frames of their canvases to pour onto the walls, the columns and even the floor.
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Piles of soil create an uneven, unpredictable terrain, painted over with vibrant red, yellow, purple and blue to blend into the beautiful chaos of colours. The parts of the walls and the columns that left white create a sharp contrast with the rainbow dreamlike terrain.
The spray gun allows Grosse to extend her body and reach out to all dimension as far as her eyes can see.
The colours move freely on the different surfaces, connecting canvas and architecture, walls, columns, floor and ceiling. The contours of the objects are not boundaries, instead they’re connections that work as a bridge among objects.
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The next room is showcasing a series of new paintings created in Grosse’s New Zealand studio.
During the creation process, Grosse covered one half of the canvases and painted two different pictures that she later blended together by softening the edges between the two.
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The paintings are inspired by the dramatic changes of natural elements, rain, burning sun, and the force of wind Grosse experienced while in New Zealand.
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The South gallery is showcasing a selection of works from the artist’s archive, including never-before-exhibited landscapes she created 15 years apart or repurposed from previous projects.
Many of those paintings are created in 2015 and are untitled.
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Katharina Grosse sees painting as an open system, rather than a predetermined structure. Her works being exhibited at the White Cube were created under different conditions at different periods of the artist’s life. In the gallery, the artworks appear on different surfaces and rooms, yet they are interconnected and in constant negotiation with one another.
Ready for your next adventure? A 3-months-only exhibition opened at MOCO Museum London, showcasing street artist, Keith Harring’s surviving early drawings.He created the drawings on blacked-out advertising panels in the New York underground station, using nothing but white chalk.
New interactive family-friendly experience opened at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich. ‘Astronomers Take Over’gives visitors a rare chance to meet real astronomers, ask their questions, see mind-blowing demonstrations and experience how the Universe really is.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] Astronomers Take Over at the National Maritime Museum Greenwich 🚀🪐✨🧑🏻🚀 ‘Astronomers Take Over’ gives visitors a rare chance to meet real astronomers, ask their questions, see mind-blowing demonstrations and experience how the Universe really is 🪐✨ What to expect: • Galaxy room: It’s a gorgeous infinity room. Perfect for that Instagram moment! • A giant telescope installation you can step inside • Scavenger hunt for kids • Star Huddle: Learn what it really means when we say we are all made of stardust • Moon room • Astronomers Lounge • Lots of interactive elements kids will love + Planetarium experience (that’s extra charge) 📍 Where National Maritime Museum Greenwich | 9NF Romney Rd, London SE10 🗓️ When 27th March – 29th June 2026 🎟️ Tickets Astronomers Take Over + Planetarium ticket: £16 Astronomers Take Over (without Planetarium show): £8 #astronomerstakeover#astronomer#spacethings#familytimefun#familydayout
‘Astronomers Take Over’ opened on the 27th March and is a temporary gallery offering playful hands-on experience for anyone interested in space and astronomy.
Here are the highlights of the experience:
Galaxy Box
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Galaxy Box is an awe-inspiring infinity room designed with Sir Brian May and visual artist and astrophotographer, J-P Metsävainio for visitors to experience how vast and beautiful the Universe really is.
Perfect for that Instagram moment!
Telescope
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Step inside a giant telescope and learn more about major space discoveries through the past 350 years connected to the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Telescope is designed to inspire the next generation of astronomers who could be you!
Cosmic Quest
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Kids will love this very interactive experience where they are invited for a scavenger hunt.
The mission is to find weird hidden objects astronomers have taken into space. Think of a gorilla suit, Luke Skywalker’s light sabre and an espresso machine.
Star Huddle
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What does it really mean when we say we are all made of stardust?
Meet the Royal Observatory’s Head of Astronomy, Liz Avery and the team and take a closer look to the stars using a spectroscope.
Moon Room
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You’ve probably seen the out-of-this-world images of the dark side of the Moon; the crew of the Artemis II mission had taken.
In the Moon Room, you can learn more about how our planet and the Moon move and dance around each other through space.
Land a Mars Rover at a Martian Crater
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Join Professor Sanjeev Gupta and his team and work together on some of the humankind’s most amazing space missions.
Did you know that Mars rovers are operated from the Earth and you can even do that from a kitchen at home?
Well, here’s your chance to operate a Mars rover and try to land it at a Martian crater.
Astronomers’ Lounge
Are you following the Artemis II mission? Fascinated by the newest space discoveries?
Pull up your chair and discuss the latest space news with the Royal Observatory’s astronomy team. Here’s your chance to get your questions answered by real astronomers.
Planetarium Experience
Why not add a Planetarium experience to your ticket and enjoy a 30-minute awe-inspiring show about our solar system or an adorable film about ‘Animals in Space!’ perfect for younger visitors?
Coming Soon: Mirror Moon by Luke Jerram
Celebrating 350 years of studying the Moon, a giant Mirror Moon will arrive at the Royal Observatory this May.
The Mirror Moon is a 2m in diameter scale model of our Moon, designed and created by British artist, Luke Jerram, famous for his large scale art projects (Gaia, Mars, Sun, Moon).
Mirror Moon is a touchable installation created using highly accurate topographical NASA data of the lunar surface.
Feel free to run your fingers on craters, valleys, mountains and million years old lava fields.
How to visit Luke Jerram’s Mirror Moon?
Simply book a ticket to the Royal Observatory online. Your ticket includes the visit of the Mirror Moon.
NOTE:Astronomers Take Over is closed on most Tuesdays and Fridays.
It’s open on all other days from 10am – 5pm
Tickets
Book your ticket on the Royal Museums of Greenwich’s official website.
Astronomers Take Over + Planetarium ticket: £16
Astronomers Take Over (without Planetarium show): £8
Ready for your next adventure? Fairy Tales exhibition at the British Library. This magical exhibition is full of interactive elements kids will love. It explores the origins of fairy tales and how the stories have changed over time. Visit a gingerbread house, sit with the Three Bears, smell portions, look into a magic mirror and make a wish from Aladdin’s Genie.
Did you know that London has a secret underground mail rail and you can actually ride it? Mail Rail is 70ft (21m) under the ground and it transported letters across London for 75 years.
Did you know that London has a secret underground mail rail and you can actually ride it? 🚂📮@The Postal Museum Mail Rail is 70ft (21m) under the ground and it transported letters across London for 75 years 💌 It closed in 2003 and re-opened to the public as a visitor attraction in 2017. 💡As the Mail Rail is a popular attraction, we collected some tips to make the most out of your experience and avoid the crowd and school groups 🔗 LINK IN BIO #mailrail#postalmuseum#dayoutwiththekids#kidsactivities#hiddengem
Explore a hidden railway that once transported millions of letters across London every day.
The Mail Rail was originally established in 1927 to transport mail beneath London for a smoother and quicker service. It was operating for 75 years and moved 4 million letters daily. The tunnels closed in 2003 but opened to the public as a visitor attraction on the 4th September 2017.
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Today you can actually ride on the mini trains and discover the tunnels and platforms once people relied on to deliver their letters before the emails and Internet.
As the Mail Rail is a popular attraction, here are some tips to make the most out of your experience and avoid the crowd and school groups:
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A standard ticket to the Postal Museum gives you unlimited access to the museum’s permanent exhibition for a full year! Plus, one ride on the Mail Rail.
NOTE: The Mail Rail and the Postal Museum exhibitions are in two separate buildings on Phoenix Place. The buildings are just one 1-minute walk from one another connected by a zebra crossing.
2. Do the Mail Rail ride first and visit the exhibition in the other building later, so you’ll have enough time to see everything.
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3. During your Mail Rail ride, the train will regularly stop at stations where you can see projections on the tunnel walls. Sit in the middle of the train for the best view and use a sideway-facing seat if you can.
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4. Be prepared for having to leave you bag in a locker before boarding. There’s not much space on the mini train, so the staff will ask you to leave your bag (regardless of its size) in the locker. Don’t worry, your belongings are safe! The staff will lock the locker and members of staff are always right next to the locker to keep an eye on everything while you’re enjoying your ride.
5. Make sure you visit the Mail Rail exhibition after your ride. It’s in the same building and contains a lot of interactive elements kids will enjoy, including the moving travelling post office where they can race against the clock to sort mail and a full control panel where they experience what it takes to keep a 10km of line running.
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6. After your ride on the Mail Rail and visiting the Mail Rail exhibition, walk to The Postal Museum’s other building to visit their permanent exhibition. Remember, your ticket gives you access to the exhibition for a whole year, so if you don’t have time to do it today, you can come back any time for 12 months from the purchase of your ticket.
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7. Try all the fun, interactive panels and elements during your exhibition journey. You can write a secret message to a friend and sent it through the pneumatic mail system. You can also try on replica uniforms from the Post Masters wardrobe.
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8. Make sure you stop by at the museum café before leaving for a coffee and a sandwich or a cake and have a look around the shop because there are lots of exclusive gift ideas for kids and adults alike.
Mail Rail Venue Hire
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Did you know that you can even hire the Mail Rail venue for your events?
If you’re looking for a truly unique space for your next corporate event, award ceremony, product launch or presentation, look no further!
What could be more unique than the 100-year-old Mail Rail tunnels that served for over 75 years and was the world’s first driverless electric railway?
Your ticket gives you access to the museum’s permanent exhibition for a whole year and one ride on the Mail Rail.
Ready for your next adventure? The Chimney Experience at Battersea Power Stationgives you an epic view of London from 109 metres high. Complement your experience with a glass of themed cocktail and enjoy the interactive exhibition while waiting for your session to start.
Pack your magic beans and take your family for a magical adventure into the world of fairy tales. Enjoy interactive installations and learn about the origins of your favourite fairy tales and characters. Fairy Tales exhibition at the British Library is now open.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] 𝔉𝔞𝔦𝔯𝔶 𝔗𝔞𝔩𝔢𝔰 exhibition at @British Library 🏰✨ Pack your magic beans and take your family for a magical adventure 🫘✨ Fairy Tales is an enjoyable exhibition for both kids and adults. Adults can explore the origins of the tales and characters, see rare books, manuscripts and puppets while little ones can embark on a truly magical journey, enjoy walk-though installations and lots of interactive elements 🏰🐉🧞♂️👑 📍 Where British Library | 96 Euston Rd., London NW1 2DB 🗓️ When 27th March – 23rd August 2026 #fairytales#halftermfamilydayoutt #familyadventure#kidsadventure
Fairy Tales – Celebrating Heroes, Villains and Fantastical Creatures
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British Museum’s new major exhibition, Fairy Tales opened on the 27th March and is celebrating heroes, villains and fantastical creatures from fairy tales around the globe.
Fairy Tales is an enjoyable exhibition for both kids and adults. Adults can explore the origins of the tales and characters, see rare books, manuscripts and puppets while little ones can embark on a truly magical journey, enjoy walk-though installations and lots of interactive elements.
Once upon a time…
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Your journey to the Fairy Tale’ universe starts at a fireplace in a cosy cottage house.
Sit down by the fire and discover the origins of fairy tales, how the stories have changed over time and why storytelling is important everywhere in the world.
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In the next room, kids can direct and perform their own theatre play at an oversized puppet theatre while adults can explore a toy theatre, an edition of Household Tales by the Grimm brothers and even an original hand-written letter from Jacob Grimm to his publisher complaining about how long it took for his book about myths to be printed. The letter was written on 25th January 1844.
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Leaving the cottage house and theatre behind, you’ll be entering the deep dark woods.
As you pass the oversized books of The Snow Queen, Hansel and Gretel, Vasilisa the Beautiful and The Swineherd, the dark wood reveals the iconic gingerbread house form Hansel and Gretel.
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Feel free to enter and explore what’s inside before heading to the wardrobe at the corner where little ones can dress-up like their favourite fairy tale character.
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You’ll also find a beautiful Rapunzel pop-up book and learn more about a wicked witch that comes from a story called Jorinda and Joringel and see an original artwork of the witch from the Grimm brothers’ Household Tales.
Your next stop is a royal castle.
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Here you’ll find most different form of magic from magic spells to fantastical objects to curses.
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Cinderella’s iconic glass slipper is also on display along with gorgeous pop-up books, reproductions of Disney sketches and concept artworks from Cinderella and an activity table where kids can build their own fairy castle.
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Moving forward, you’ll find a table where you can smell magical potions and a magic mirror. Wave and watch the mirror come alive.
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Touch the Genie’s magic lamp and make a wish before marvelling at the original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll and puppets of Kai and Gerda from the Little Angel Theatre’s production, The Snow Queen.
Now, it’s time to discover the ‘far far away land’ and all the magical creatures that inhabit fairy tales.
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You can sit with the Three Bears at an interactive table, encounter with dragons, mermaids, trolls and selkies and cross the interactive troll bridge before finally relaxing in a cosy armchair under a tall tree and re-read your favourite fairy tales.
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Fairy Tales exhibition explores iconic children’s stories in a completely new perspective. Rather than just treating them as stories for children, the exhibition reveals the power of the stories’ ever-changing narratives.
During the exhibition period a number of free events and workshops are available to be booked.
Shop
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The exhibition shop is just as magical as the exhibition itself.
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Make sure you allow some time to explore because there are so many beautiful items are available, including books, toys, art & crafts and gifts.
Tickets can be booked on the British Library’s official website
Adult and child tickets are the same price:
Peak: £13.50
Off-peak: £11.50
Ready for your next adventure? Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends Exhibitionat the Young V&A is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic stop motion animation production company. The exhibition is not just showcasing original puppets and props, but also guiding visitors through stop motion animation step-by-step, so that anyone can learn to create their own film at home on the kitchen table using everyday objects.
Banksy Limitless exhibition temporarily closed its doors for a huge rebranding in February. It re-opened on the 4th March with a larger exhibition area, new murals, large-scale sculptures, and new immersive spaces.
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[MORE INFO IN BIO] 𝖡𝖠𝖭𝖪𝖲𝖸 𝖫𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌: 𝖱𝖾𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖾𝖽 👉 Book with @Fever and use discount code ADVENTURERLDN10 to get 10% OFF! 👈 After welcoming over 130,000 visitors, BANKSY Limitless closed for a short period of time in February to refresh the exhibition. It re-opened this March and now it’s bigger and better than ever. Here’s what to expect: • Larger exhibition area • Now there are 280 installations to explore! • A hologram room • New murals and large-scale sculptures • A new large-scale immersive Dismaland installation • Brand new immersive spaces • Not one, but two documentary rooms …and more! 🎟️ And the best part is, the tickets are the same price as before the rebranding! 📍Banksy Limitless Reframed | 79 Old Brompton Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 3LD (Nearest station is South Kensington station) #feverambassador#banksy#banksylimitless#streetart#streetartist
After welcoming over 130,000 visitors, Banksy Limitless closed for a short period of time in February to refresh the exhibition.
They expanded the exhibition space and added 30 more artworks, including new immersive spaces, large-scale installations, sculptures, photography and murals.
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Before, the exhibition featured 250 artworks, now there are 280 to explore, plus they expanded the exhibition space giving even more space to enjoy the experience.
And the best part is, visitors can enjoy the exhibition for the same ticket price as before the rebranding.
In addition, there is a brand new documentary room featuring “Whispers for Banksy. A Street Tribute.”
Highlights of the New Installations
Hologram Room
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The Hologram Room showcases a short film about Banksy as he talks about how his career as a graffiti artist started and why he chose a form of art that don’t last long as his murals are soon wiped out or painted over.
Dismaland
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There is an expanded Dismaland gallery to give more space for the infamous ‘bemusement park’ project. Part of the project is a huge projection panel shaped like a Mickey Mouse head and a distorted Little Mermaid statue.
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The Dismaland project also involves special Dismaland notes featuring a sad Mickey Mouse, Banksy’s iconic rat mural and other iconic Banksy characters.
There’s also a Dismaland map and a large sculpture of an orca trying to jump through a tiny ring.
New Documentary Films
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As the exhibition space now expended, there are not one but two documentary rooms.
One at the beginning of the exhibition featuring exclusive homage footages and insights from Banksy’s special collaborations, and a second one at the end of the exhibition featuring interviews with the creators of the exhibition.
Grappling Hook
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Grappling Hook was created for Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel in Betlehem. It’s a combination of a military grappling hook and a wooden crucifix confronting entanglement of faith and conflict.
Fallen Angel
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Fallen Angel is a large scale mural that first exhibited in London in 2002.
It depicts a skeletal figure with wings sitting beside a bottle marked with a red cross, exhausted. Above him a message that says: “People who enjoy waving flags don’t deserve to have one.”
Choose Your Weapon
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Choose your weapon is a sharp critique on Britain’s youth and urban gang culture.
A standing masked figure holding the lash of a barking dog.
The barking dog is a reference to late iconic American street artist, Keith Haring.
The mural first appeared on a pub wall in Bermondsey in 2010.
Turf War Banksy x PUMA Sneakers
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Opening on the 18th July 2003 at a secret warehouse location somewhere in Kingsland Road, London, Turf War was Banksy’s first major exhibition.
The exhibition was sponsored by PUMA that produced T-shirts and sneakers with a ‘Turf War’ branding.
The sneakers never sold at retail. They were given as a gift for a handful of people.
Spray Paint Your Own T-Shirt
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Choose ‘Premium’ when booking and enhance your Banksy experience with a special T-shirt spray painting experience.
Get a white T-shirt (the T-shirt is provided. You just have to give your size), and use stencils featuring Banksy’s most famous murals, and decorate your T-shirt with your favourite colours.
Give your masterpiece a little time to dry while you explore the shop and simply collect it from one of the racks next to the counter.
Time slots are varied. Pick your time slot when booking on FEVER.
Is there age restriction?
All ages are welcome
Tickets
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Ready for your next adventure? New Keith Haring exhibition opened at MOCO Museum. Voice of the Street: Keith Haring’s Subway Drawingsis featuring 30 artworks Haring drew in chalk on black advertising panels in various stations in the NYC subway before he got famous. The surviving artworks are from between 1980 – 1985.
MOCO Museum London opened a new exhibition showcasing late graffiti artist Keith Haring’s early works he drew on blacked-out advertising panels with chalk in various stations in the New York subway system. Voice of the Street: Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings is for an extremely limited run! 3 months only!
New Keith Haring exhibition at @Moco Museum 𝙑𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩: 𝙆𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜’𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 🚇 Before the world knew his name, Keith Haring sketched thousands of drawings on black paper advertising panels in many NYC subway stations 🚉 Be used nothing but white chalk, thus most of his artworks were erased within hours. However, some survived thanks to his fans who secretly tore the papers off the wall and brought them home. 30 of those chalk drawings are now exhibited at MOCO Museum London from 18th March for a limited 3-month run. The museum’s exhibition room is transformed into a New York subway station, so visitors can fully immerse into the 1980s vibes. #keithharing#graffitiart#graffitiartist#mocomusuemlondon#streetart
Voice of the Street: Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings
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We all know Keith Haring’s iconic drawings of radiant babies, barking dogs, and faceless figures.
Did you know, however, that his artistic career started in a very humble way in the New York subway system?
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Keith Haring created hundreds of chalk drawings in NYC subway stations between 1980 – 1985. As he often used the subway, he began drawing while waiting for his train on his way to work.
Armed with white chalks, Haring used black-out advertising panels to create his iconic faceless characters.
What initially started as a hobby, became a responsibility after a while. Although, many of his artworks were wiped out by the station staff, people loved them and often wished him good luck when they saw him drawing. Some even took one or two of Haring’s drawings down and brought them home.
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Over 40 years later, 30 of those original chalk drawings are on display in MOCO Museum London and visitors have the rare opportunity to see them for a strictly limited time.
MOCO Museum London Turned Into a NYC Subway Station
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To display the artworks in the most authentic way, MOCO Museum London turned one of their exhibition rooms into a NYC subway station to recreate the unique 1980s subway environment.
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Keith Haring’s bold drawings were not just artworks, but also social statements, and act of connections in a busy environment. The drawings created a universal visual language everybody could understand regardless of their language, culture or social background.
It was a backdrop against the 1980s social tension, political conservativism and AIDS crisis to which Haring responded with joy and defiance.
The Exhibition is Structured Around Five Core Themes
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Voice of the Street: Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings is celebrating the raw beginning of Haring’s career when he had to work fast relying on his muscle memory to create his early artworks.
Art without permission
Haring’s artworks were created in urgency and anonymity, and his drawings were uncommissioned and unprotected, often erased within hours after creation.
The subway as a stage
Haring chosen area was the NYC subway system where the city itself was the audience. “Art is for everybody” – this was Haring’s motto.
Universal language
Haring’s simple repeatable symbols created a unique universal language everybody could understand regardless their culture, language or social background while carrying complex social and political meaning.
Speed and intuition
Haring had to draw very fast and under pressure, meaning he had to rely on muscle memory and instincts to be able to draw faster than he thought.
Silent protest, joyful resistance
1980s New York was full of social tension, AIDS crisis and political conservatism, to which Haring chose to respond with joyful resistance.
Voice of the Street: Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings contextualises Keith Haring’s life and legacy highlighting his commitment to accessibility, public engagement and his belief in acts of care.
Your ticket also includes full access to MOCO Museum’s permanent exhibitions, featuring works of such contemporary artists like Banksy, Yayoi Kusama, KAWS and Andy Warhol.
Ready for your next adventure? Love contemporary art? You still have time to visit ‘New Contemporaries’at South London Gallery. The exhibition is completely free, featuring 26 selected artists as the most promising artists across the UK.
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