It’s Alive! ‘Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal’ Exhibition at The Old Selfridges Hotel
Go behind the scenes of Academy Award winning director, Guillermo del Toro’s new Frankenstein film and learn more about costume design, makeup, prosthetic designs and more. And the best part is, it’s all free!
@urbanadventurerldn [BLOG POST IN BIO] It’s Alive! ‘Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal’ Exhibition at The Old Selfridges Hotel ⚡️@Frankenstein Dive deep into the filmmaking process and marvel at original costumes and props used in the new Frankenstein film. Step into Victor Frankenstein’s lab and see the world through Victor’s eyes. The exhibition also honours Mary Shelley’s legacy by displaying rare books curated by the Peter Harrington firm. Among the treasures, you will find the first editions of ‘Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus’, first edition of ‘Paradise Lost’ and Mary Wollstonecraft’s – writer, philosopher, the mother of feminism and Mary Shelley – famous work: ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’. 📍The Old Selfridges Hotel at Selfridges London | 1 Orchard St, London, W1H 6HQ (The entrance is the entrance of The Old Selfridges Hotel on Orchard Street, next to the Selfridges Foodhall) 📆 17th Oct – 9th Nov 2025 🕰️ 10am – 6pm Thursday – Sunday 🎟️ Tickets are FREE, but you have to book a timeslot #frankensteinmovie #frankenstein #guillermodeltoro #frankenstein2025
Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal
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Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, Frankenstein, has been resurrected by Academy Award winning director, Guillermo del Toro. The film is debuting on the 7th November 2025 on Netflix.
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Dive deep into the filmmaking process and marvel at original costumes and props used in the new Frankenstein film. Step into Victor Frankenstein’s lab and see the world through Victor’s eyes. Even some of the sketches Victor uses in the film are on display.
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During your exhibition journey you will learn the secrets of costume and prosthetic making, how designers choose fabric and what inspired the costumes.
Other props, such as surgical tools and original Tiffany & Co. jewellery worn in the film are also on display.
The exhibition honours Mary Shelley’s legacy by displaying rare books curated by the Peter Harrington firm.
Photo: Urban Adventurer
Among the treasures, you will find the first editions of ‘Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus’, first edition of ‘Paradise Lost’ and Mary Wollstonecraft’s – writer, philosopher, the mother of feminism and Mary Shelley – famous work: ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Woman’.
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Visitors also have the opportunity to take part in the film’s wedding scene and step into the icy tundra, while the ‘listening room’ allows them to fully immerse into the sounds of Frankenstein in addition to the sights they just experienced.
Mary Shelley Wrote Frankenstein as Part of a Writing Challenge
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Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein as part of a writing challenge between herself and famous poets, Percy Shelley (her husband) and Lord Byron.
While visiting Villa Diodati in Switzerland, a violent storm reached the whole country and forced all three of them within the walls of the villa. Stuck indoors for days, Byron suggested a writing competition. All three of them wrote ghost stories to pass time and they voted for the best.
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Needless to say, Shelley’s Frankenstein won the competition. It was 1816 and Mary Shelley was only 18 years old, and this was her first time writing a fiction novel. Frankenstein was published two years later in 1818.
If the weather was nice during Mary Shelley’s visit in Switzerland, she would probably have never written Frankenstein.
Over the decades, her novel inspired films, literature, fashion, music, technology and science. The impact of the story of ‘The Modern Prometheus’ is with us even today in the 21st century to remind us that we are responsible for what we’ve created.
Practical Info
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Address
The Old Selfridges Hotel at Selfridges London | 1 Orchard St, London, W1H 6HQ
(The entrance is the entrance of The Old Selfridges Hotel on Orchard Street, next to the Selfridges Foodhall)
Opening Times
17th Oct – 9th Nov 2025
10am – 6pm Thursday – Sunday
Tickets
Tickets are FREE, but you have to book a timeslot.
Click here to see available time slots and book your tickets
Is there a minimum age to visit the exhibition?
The experience is for 16+, under 18-year old’s must be supervised by a guardian
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