Australian-born filmmaker, speculative architect and director, Liam Young, invites us to step into the future and imagine what humanity could look like. ‘In Other Worlds’takes us to an imaginary journey to experience six different possibilities.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] 🌏 What humanity could look like in the future? How the decisions we make today shape your future? 👩🚀 𝙄𝙣 𝙊𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙖𝙢 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 at @Barbican Centre • Six immersive rooms • Six different visions 🗓️ When 21st May – 6th September 2026 📍Where Barbican Centre – The Curve | Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS 🎟️ Tickets Standard adult ticket: £20.50 Kids (6 – 15): £7.50 Kids under 5: Free #barbican#future#humanity#liamyoung#CapCut
“Operating in the spaces between design, fiction and futures, these works immerse us in the consequences and opportunities of the decisions we make today. It is about stepping away from dystopia, asking: what if the future could actually be…hopeful?” – says the description of the exhibition at the Barbican Centre.
Having been described as “the man designing our futures” by BBC, Liam Young is best-known for his richly detailed moving image installations, world-building projects and architecture collaborations.
Six Immersive Rooms Predicting Six Different Futures
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There are six different rooms to explore, each predicting a different future for humanity.
One room imagining a monstrous city with 10 billion people and 7,000 different languages which is also a 24/7 party zone as annual celebrations, festivals and carnivals of different communities overlap.
In another imaginary world, a whale swims through the ruins of a flooded AI data centre, while in a 360 degree projection space, you’ll find yourself surrounded by a vast ocean from which a huge carbon capturing machine emerges.
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Huge scale projections, costumes, audio stories, film and soundscape help visitors fully soak up the alternative futures in each room.
‘In Other Worlds’ has been created with the collaboration of famous filmmakers, designers, actors and directors, including Maggie Aderin (host of BBC’s Sky at Night), Adam Young (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Emmy-nominated costume designer Ane Crabtree (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Sopranos, Westworld), writer Lisa Joy (Westworld, Fallout) and Chen Qiufan (AI 2041), just to name a few.
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As the exhibition breaks new ground in terms of new ideas and experiences, it also takes visitors beyond the regular exhibition spaces. It ends at Barbican’s car park, suggesting there are no boundaries of imagination and ideas.
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“This show is a not collection of solutions, but rather it’s an attempt to re-orientate us around new visions for a future that operate at planetary scales. The crises we face, they’re no longer crises of technology, but rather they’re crisis of the imagination.” – says Young.
Ready for your next adventure? Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition has finally arrived in London. 34 reproduced frescoes are on display using a special technique that allows visitors to see every brushstroke! Licenced and approved by the Vatican Museum.
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Discover the rise and fall of Pompeii, a Roman city erased from the map completely in just two days. The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition invites you for a multi-sensory journey with original artefacts, VR experiences, a 360 degree immersive room, interactive installations and a huge finale. For a limited 16 weeks only!
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The UK’s First Immersive Pompeii Exhibition
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Travel back in time to 79 AD and discover a blooming Roman city bursting with life. Explore real artefacts excavated on the site, learn how the city met with its fate and how it remained forgotten for centuries before architect Domenico Fontana accidentally discovered it in the 16th century.
Real Artefacts from Pompeii
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There are multiple rooms to discover during your exhibition journey.
The first one is the Excavation Room where you can discover real artefacts straight from Pompeii, including bronze and glass vessels with elaborated decorations as an example of high level of craftsmanship, a helmet, sculpture fragments and a fragment of a sarcophagus.
You will learn more about the Pompeiian’s eating habits and diet and how everyday life looked like.
The Bodies of Pompeii
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The bodies of Pompeii as we know them are not the real bodies of the victims.
As high-temperature pyroclastic follows buried the city, it buried its people too. As the volcanic ash slowly hardened and the bodies decomposed, they left hollows behind.
Lead archaeologist, Giuseppe Fiorelli pioneered a revolutionary technique on how to recover the bodies. He filled the hollows with melted plaster that penetrated into all facial cavities and clothing folds, recovering the final position of men, women and even animals, their facial expression and even the folds of their clothing.
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One of the most emotional scenes is a body of a dog frozen in time. It was found with a collar and a chain as it desperately tried to escape.
Over 1,000 victims have been recovered with Fiorelli’s groundbreaking method.
In 2022, scientists of University of Copenhagen reached another breakthrough: they successfully sequenced the genome of a Pompeii victim for the first time.
Seated VR Experience
The next room is a seated VR experience. You will travel on a chariot and go to the Colosseum to witness a gladiator battle up close. You’ll even submerge under the water as the Colosseum turns into a naval battlefield and you have to dodge from the shooting spears.
360 Degree Projection Room
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The 360 degree projection room with its 8-mter-high walls provide an awe-inspiring experience.
You will follow the personal story of a Pompeiian, walk on the streets and learn about the everyday life in the city as well as the Roman culture. Until suddenly everything changes…
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You will witness the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius, see how the pyroclastic flow is coming closer, and how giant rocks are destroying everything around you.
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Then you’re inside the chaos. Fire and hot ash everywhere. You can see nothing around you. You don’t know where’s up and where’s down. You’re in the middle of it.
Then silence. You’re buried under the ash for centuries.
Suddenly you hear a rattling sound behind the ivy. An archaeologist as he’s accidentally discovering the ruins of Pompeii.
Interactive Room
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The next room is full of interactive installations.
Became an archaeologist and excavate virtual artefacts, discover the map of Pompeii and learn interesting facts about the Roman empire by touching mini sculptures.
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Did you know that our roads are built using the same method as the Romans used?
Walk Through VR Experience
The next room is a walk through VR experience where you can explore the Villa of the Mysteries. First, you’ll see how it looks like now, then how it looked like before the eruption.
You’ll explore the garden, the wine cellar, the kitchen and all other parts of the house.
Graffiti Room
Next, you’ll learn more about Pompeiian fashion before stepping into the graffiti room. Did you know that there were graffities on the walls even in Pompeii?
Many of them have been discovered and translated. Some of them are political slogans, calling to vote for a specific candidate, others are warning signs, such as “Beware of the dog”, and there are very personal messages and declarations as well, for example: “Pleasure is life with a beloved” and “Stranger, here I am: I am miserable because I have scabies”.
You can leave you own message or drawing on the wall. Simply choose a marker and let your creativity flow.
Became a Pompeiian
See how you would look like a Pompeiian at the final room. Simply sit down, look into the camera and let AI do the job. Make sure you do it twice because it will generate a man and a woman version of you.
Shop
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Your journey ends in the shop where you can find lots of souvenirs and gifts from fridge magnets to hoodies, socks, books, mugs and other small gifts. Perfect stocking fillers for a history enthusiast.
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The Last Days of Pompeii: The Immersive Exhibition is running for 16 weeks only!
Ready for your next adventure? Peter Pan-themed Christmas trail in London! Neverland at Kenwood invites you for a magical trail into the woods. Follow Tinker Bell’s fairy dust and embark on an unforgettable journey to the world of imagination and magic.
Following the highly successful opening in Madrid and Munich, ‘The Legend of the Titanic: The Immersive Exhibition’has sailed to London to tell the poignant story of the unsinkable ship from construction to its tragic end.
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🚢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣** **Book your ticket with @Fever and get 10% off! Simply use code ADVENTURERLDN10 at the checkout! Offer valid until 1st October 2025. This is the largest Titanic exhibition ever held in London! What to expect: • Immersive 360° projections • A moving Virtual Reality tribute to the ship’s orchestra • A 5D Metaverse experience showcasing the Titanic’s decks • An exhibition hall with real-life stories • Display cases of artefacts from the White Star Line and the Olympic • A family friendly AI activity room • Purchasable food and drink at Café Parisien, inspired by the real on-board café 📍 Dock X, Unit 1 Canada Water, Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 2XU 📆 Until 2nd November 2025 🕰️ Mon – Sat: 9am – 6:45pm Sun: 9am – 6pm #feverambassador#feveruk#titanic#titanicmovie#titanicsinking#immersiveexperience#londonexhibition#londontiktok
‘The Legend of the Titanic: The Immersive Exhibition’ is the largest Titanic exhibition ever held in London.
The experience brings visitors for a breath-taking 2-hour multi-sensory journey to experience the legacy of Britain’s most famous ocean liner from the very beginning until it met its chilling fate halfway to New York on the Atlantic Ocean.
The experience consists of two VR experiences and a breath-taking 360-degree projection room where visitors can witness the story of the Callaghan family, a fictional father and daughter duo travelling on the Titanic and miraculously survived to reunite with their mother and wife in the United States.
Original Movie Props from James Cameron’s Titanic (1997)
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Upon arriving, make sure you scan the QR code at the entrance because the exhibition has a lot of AR elements you don’t want to miss.
After receiving your boarding pass, you will be virtually greeted by Captain Smith himself (the AR experience is available in 5 different languages) who will be your guide during your time at the exhibition.
In the first room, original props are on display from the Oscar winning ‘Titanic’ movie (1997) directed by James Cameron.
The props include entire table settings of White Star Line plates, cutleries and glasses actors and actresses used in the film. Every single piece of that tableware was specifically produced for the film and looks exactly like the originals passengers used on the ship in 1912.
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There is also an oak travelling secret desk used by Kate Winslet in the film along with a limited-edition Kate Winslet doll wearing the exact same blue and white dress Winslet wore in the film.
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There is also a ticket and advertising application from the film’s red carpet event, held in Leicester Square in 1997. The form informs that His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales would be attending to the event.
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A life jacket used in the film is also on display with the signature of Bernard Hill, the actor who played Captain Smith.
There are also replica outfits ladies and gentlemen wore at that time and some additional information about dressing habits and social requirements in the early 20th century Britain.
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The information panels displayed at different stages of the exhibition have been written by historians and exhibition curators. Take your time to read these panels because they provide detailed information about the ship, its passengers, the survivors and they even investigate myths and urban legends about the Titanic.
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Did you know that there is a photo of the iceberg that caused the sink of the Titanic?
A photograph was taken from the Prinz Adalbert on the 16th April 1912. Traces of red paint could be seen along the side of the iceberg where the Titanic hit it and scratched it.
Virtual Reality Room and 360 Degree Projection Room
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There are two VR experiences visitors can enjoy during their exhibition journey.
The first one is a seated VR experience where you will embark on an emotional journey on the board of the Titanic, called ‘Until the orchestra fell silent!’. This experience is playing tribute to the brave musicians who played on the sinking ship to help keep the passengers calm. They kept playing while other crew members helped the passengers into the life boats and watched the boats getting father and farther away from the ship floating on the ice cold Atlantic Ocean. They kept playing while the water slowly reached their feet. They kept playing even after the electricity went out on the entire ship. They kept playing until they couldn’t play anymore.
During this moving VR experience you will hear composer René Merkelbach’s newly composed piece, ‘Nearer, My God, to Tee’ that he wrote specifically for this experience.
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The next room is the 360 degree floor-to-ceiling projector room where you will witness the Titanic being built in Belfast, being launched and sail to Southampton.
You will feel like you were literally on the board of the ship, enjoying the golden sunset, feeling the gently breeze on your cheeks and hearing the seagulls around you.
You will watch the story of two 3rd class passengers, Elisabeth Callaghan and her father as they’re travelling to New York to reunite Elisabeth’s sickly mother who is in hospital.
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You will embark on an exciting journey with Elisabeth to explore the ship from the 3rd class all the way up to the elegant 1st class and even the engine room.
You will witness the Titanic fatal encounter with the iceberg and how everything changed in the blink of an eye for Elisabeth and her father.
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Elisabeth Callaghan and her father miraculously survived the catastrophe, but many others met their faith in the ice cold water.
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There were approx. 2,200 passengers on board of the Titanic approx. 1,400 of which died in the catastrophe.
Your next stop will be another VR experience.
This time you will board on a submarine to explore the wreckage of the Titanic lying 4km under the ocean.
Once you reached the bottom of the ocean, you will step into a glowing portal that brings you back in time and magically you’ll find yourself on the board of the Titanic.
You’ll have a chance to explore the engine room, and the classes from the 3rd to the 1st before enjoying the golden sunset on the deck.
At the end of your journey, Captain Smith gives you a farewell before a staff member helps you take your headset off.
‘The Legend of the Titanic: The Immersive Exhibition’ is a family-friendly experience suitable for all ages.
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At the end of the experience kids (and grown-ups) can test their memory and other skills at the interactive tables. There are multiple games to choose from. There are puzzles and memory games, or you can test your navigation skills by navigating the Titanic among the maze of icebergs.
At another room you can colour a drawing and scan your masterpiece to see it come alive as being projected on the big screen. Plus, you can bring your drawing home.
Café de Parisien
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Inspired by the original onboard elegant café, Café de Parisien offers light bits, sandwiches, cakes and hot and cold drinks to passengers.
Make sure you try the interactive mirrors in the café. Simply put your hand on the mirror and watch yourself transforming into a Titanic passenger.
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Ready for your next adventure? New free exhibition opened at Japan House London: ‘Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs’. The exhibition delves deep into how pictograms have created a word-free language that removed language barriers around the globe.
Come with us to the Press Preview of South London Gallery’s new immersive exhibition. American artist Leonardo Drew’s new large scale installation, ‘Leonardo Drew: UBIQUITY II’ takes over South London Gallery’s Main Gallery this summer.
[BLOG POST IN BIO] Come with us to the Press Preview 🗞️ of South London Gallery’s new immersive exhibition: 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙤 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙬: 𝙐𝘽𝙄𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙄𝙄 Leonardo Drew is an American contemporary artist known for his large scale explosive artworks 🧨 Drew first exhibited his works in the 1970s at the age of just 13, and his illustrations brought the attention of executives of the biggest comic book publishers, Marvel and DC 🦸🏻♂️ If you look closer, you’ll find lots of hidden references to Marvel and DC super heroes 👀 📍 South London Gallery | 65 Peckham Rd, London SE5 8UH 🚇(Nearest station: Peckham Rye. It’s 14-mins walk from the gallery) 📆 30th May – 7th Sept 2025 @South London Gallery #artgallery#contemporaryart#contemporaryartist#southlondongallery#CapCut
Leonardo Drew is an American contemporary artist known for his large scale explosive artworks. He is currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York and San Antonio, Texas.
Drew first exhibited his works in the 1970s at the age of just 13, and his illustrations brought the attention of executives of the biggest comic book publishers, Marvel and DC.
His artworks have been shown in numerous galleries and private collections, including Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Tate, London; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and The Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC.
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‘Leonardo Drew: UBIQUITY II’ is Drew’s first solo exhibition in a London institution and it completely takes over the Main Gallery of South London Gallery. The artwork covers the whole gallery from floor to ceiling, transforming it into a space that looks like it was hit by an apocalyptic natural disaster, an extreme weather event or as Drew calls it, “acts of God”.
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Fragments of wood, scrap metal, glass and other eroding materials are scattered all around the main gallery, towering above visitors.
Visitors are invited to walk through the installation and re-think their believes about life and decay and explore the cyclical nature of existence from a new perspective.
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Make sure you take time to observe the details because there are lots of hidden references to Marvel and DC comics and super heroes.
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Drew creates his sculptures using natural materials and through process of burning, decay and oxidation.
He transforms and erodes the materials himself in his studio which involves a repetitive labour, but he never works with found objects because “there is already a history embedded in that material”. “I need to go through the rigours of touching it, living it,…become the weather.” – he explains why it is important for him as an artist to create a personal connection with the material he is working with.
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The pieces, as they form a larger-than-life artwork together, play on the tension between order and chaos and represent the visual erosion of time.
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Drew does not give title to his artworks because he believes everyone engages with his art differently; thus, the artworks carry different meanings to everybody.
This is why, Drew gives numbers to his works instead of title.
(Nearest station: Peckham Rye. It’s 14-mins walk from the gallery)
Opening Times
Leonardo Drew: UBIQUITY II is open from 30th May – 7th Sept 2025
Mon: CLOSED
Tue: CLOSED
Wed: 12pm – 9pm
Thu – Sun: 12pm – 6pm
Tickets
FREE | NO booking required
Ready for your next adventure? You still have time to visit Japan House London’s exhibition: ‘The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests’ which is running in cooperation with Takenaka Carpentry Tool Museum. The exhibition is focusing on Japanese woodwork traditions behind temples, shrines and joinery.
Now that Christmas is behind us, we finally have time to catch our breath and have some me-time to recharge before hitting the new year. Public art platform and immersive gallery, W1 Curates have launched their final digital art exhibition for 2023 and it’s completely free to visit.
US based artist, Ken Kelleher is famous for his monumental abstract sculptures and digital artworks. He takes the utilitarian use away from everyday objects to create something completely new by altering, re-shaping and merging them.
The artist’s goal is to create something that didn’t exist before…something that makes viewers stop and think. Kelleher’s artworks are open to interpretation which means one may see them as whimsical and playful, while others strange or surprising.
Kelleher seamlessly blends form and purpose, simplicity and intricacy to create something completely new that make people stop and wonder.
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Lose yourself in the realm of fantasy, let your imagination flow and find the profound meaning behind the compositions. What do they mean to you?
W1 Curates’ floor-to-ceiling LED screens provide a truly immersive experience, letting you leave behind the buzzing city life and relax.
Practical Info
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Address
The exhibition is located in the basement of FLANNELS clothing shop
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Ready for your next adventure? NOW Gallery is currently collaborating with Irish-born menswear designer, Robyn Lynch. ‘Greetings from Ireland’ guides visitors through a giant inflatable installation letting viewers learn more about the different stages of the creative process and celebrate the designer’s Irish heritage.
Italian phygital (combines physical and digital elements) artist, Svccy merges classic and modern surreal elements to create unique images. ‘Dystopian Constructions’ is a thought-provoking digital artwork that reflects the human condition in today’s society.
Svccyrepresents humans by statues either faceless or covered by objects to symbolise the total lack of identity in today’s world. Man lives in an inauthentic environment and follows inauthentic behavioral models oppressed by mass media, technology, and fashion.
Statue Houses
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Traditional architectural elements are blended with futuristic visions to create a dreamlike environment. Futuristic houses emerge from the ground in vibrant colours, while giant classic statues appear next to them to make a surreal contrast, representing the illusion of free and self-determined life.
We believe we are living a free life and make free choices, while in reality we are all following a single model which is built for us by our ultra-consumerist society.
Dystopian Environments
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Dystopian Environments showcase today’s human society as series of faceless statues or covered by everyday objects, such as mobile phone to symbolise lack of identity. The statues often depicted in a ruined environment wearing game consoles covering the eyes and ears. This represents how members of society try to escape from reality to the digital world – an illusion – where everything seems better.
Practical Info
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Svccy: Dystopian Constructions is free to visit. NO booking required
(In the basement of Flannels Luxury fashion store)
Ready for your next adventure? Another contemporary artist, Marco Brambilla’s digital artwork: ‘Heaven’s Gate’ is free to enjoy every Sunday from 12pm to 6pm until 26th February 2023 at Outernet London (just next to Tottenham Court Road Station). An 8-minute walk from Flannels.
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