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Marble Arch

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Moco Museum gets approval to open Marble Arch museum of modern art
Moco Museum gets approval to open Marble Arch museum of modern art

Moco Museum gets approval to open Marble Arch museum of modern art

A new museum will be opening in Marble Arch next year, as the Amsterdam based Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum) has taken a lease on three floors of an Oxford Street building.

Oct
04
2023
Marble Arch’s unseen interior may be opened up again
Marble Arch’s unseen interior may be opened up again

Marble Arch’s unseen interior may be opened up again

Marble Arch, the large stone edifice rather than the tube station is undergoing restoration at the moment, and its rarely seen interior could be opened up again afterwards.

Aug
09
2023
London could be about to get a new museum of modern art at Marble Arch
London could be about to get a new museum of modern art at Marble Arch

London could be about to get a new museum of modern art at Marble Arch

A new museum could be opening in Marble Arch, as the Amsterdam based Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum) has taken a lease on three floors of an Oxford Street building.

Aug
07
2023
School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday
School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday

School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday

This coming Tuesday, Frameless, a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings will be free to visit for people aged under 18 years old.

Apr
28
2023
London’s public art: Circadian – Marble Arch Place
London’s public art: Circadian – Marble Arch Place

London’s public art: Circadian – Marble Arch Place

Just around the corner from Marble Arch can be found a giant perforated steel flower. It's called Circadian and is by the Hertfordshire-based artist, Lee Simmons

Feb
23
2023
Monday only: Free entry to Frameless – an immersive art exhibition
Monday only: Free entry to Frameless – an immersive art exhibition

Monday only: Free entry to Frameless – an immersive art exhibition

This coming Monday, Frameless, a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings will be free to visit.

Jan
13
2023
Frameless – immersive art fills a cavernous Marble Arch basement
Frameless – immersive art fills a cavernous Marble Arch basement

Frameless – immersive art fills a cavernous Marble Arch basement

A vast empty basement space at Marble Arch opens today, filled with cathedral-sized 360-degree animated artworks.

Oct
07
2022
Two weeks left to visit the Marble Arch Mound
Two weeks left to visit the Marble Arch Mound

Two weeks left to visit the Marble Arch Mound

It's almost hard to believe but the infamous Marble Arch Mound closes in two weeks time, so you better hurry up if you want to visit.

Dec
27
2021
Damning report into the failures of the Marble Arch Mound
Damning report into the failures of the Marble Arch Mound

Damning report into the failures of the Marble Arch Mound

A damning report into the failures of the Marble Arch Mound has found that it suffered from a host of management failures and a deliberate attempt to conceal its rising costs from the council members.

Oct
19
2021
Going inside the Annunciation Marble Arch
Going inside the Annunciation Marble Arch

Going inside the Annunciation Marble Arch

Tucked away on a side street near Marble Arch is a solidly built brick church from the outside, that's a richly decorated church on the inside -- the Annunciation Marble Arch.

Oct
14
2021
Marble Arch Mound extends free tickets offer
Marble Arch Mound extends free tickets offer

Marble Arch Mound extends free tickets offer

The temporary offer of free tickets to climb up the Marble Arch Mound has now been extended until the Mound closes, in a tacit admission that they will struggle to charge people to visit.

Sep
02
2021
Do take a climb up the Marble Arch Mound
Do take a climb up the Marble Arch Mound

Do take a climb up the Marble Arch Mound

I know it goes against what the commentariat is saying, but the Marble Arch Mound is rather fun to visit.

Aug
17
2021
Marble Arch Mound costs have nearly doubled
Marble Arch Mound costs have nearly doubled

Marble Arch Mound costs have nearly doubled

The cost of building -- and later removing -- the now notorious Marble Arch Mound has nearly doubled from the original £3.3 million to £6 million.

Aug
13
2021
The Marble Arch Mound – as bad, and not as bad as you’ve heard
The Marble Arch Mound – as bad, and not as bad as you’ve heard

The Marble Arch Mound – as bad, and not as bad as you’ve heard

A large mound has appeared at Marble Arch and provoked an almost universal emotion of mockery.

Jul
30
2021
Marble Arch Mound adds a lights display
Marble Arch Mound adds a lights display

Marble Arch Mound adds a lights display

When it opens to the public later this month, the Marble Arch Mound will also feature a one-off light exhibition by W1Curates, called Lightfield, lead by British/American artist, Anthony James.

Jul
09
2021
Tickets to climb the Marble Arch Mound now on sale
Tickets to climb the Marble Arch Mound now on sale

Tickets to climb the Marble Arch Mound now on sale

The Marble Arch Mound, a big artificial hill built at the end of Oxford Street will be open to the public next month, and tickets are now on sale.

Jun
21
2021
Webcam to watch the Marble Arch mound being built
Webcam to watch the Marble Arch mound being built

Webcam to watch the Marble Arch mound being built

A giant mound of earth is being piled up at Marble Arch to create a viewing platform for the summer, and they've set up a webcam to watch the progress.

May
17
2021
A temporary hill as a viewing platform planned for Marble Arch
A temporary hill as a viewing platform planned for Marble Arch

A temporary hill as a viewing platform planned for Marble Arch

A large mound of soil is to be piled up next to Marble Arch to create an artificial hill and viewing platform for the area, looking out over Hyde Park.

Feb
16
2021
London Underground shows off the story of Marble Arch
London Underground shows off the story of Marble Arch

London Underground shows off the story of Marble Arch

A new display inside the subway at Marble Arch tube station has been created to show off history of the Marble Arch that sits above it.

Nov
18
2019