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Exhibition: London’s iconic bridges celebrated in new art exhibition

Location

Museum of London Docklands,

No.1 Warehouse, West India Dock Road, London,
E14 4AL

Dates

This exhibition CLOSED on Sun, 2nd Nov 2014

This exhibition has finished.

Cost: Free of Charge

Description

In celebration of the 120th anniversary of London’s iconic Tower Bridge, this summer, the Museum of London Docklands opens a new, free exhibition – Bridge.

Drawing on the museum’s significant art collections, the exhibition will feature rarely seen contemporary and historical artworks, alongside photography, film and maquettes to consider the significance of bridges within London’s landscape.

From Hungerford to Blackfriars, Westminster and Millennium, Bridge also looks at how London’s bridges allow people to move around and experience the city. Thomas Heatherwick’s ambitious ‘Garden Bridge’ proposal, playing with the ideas of destination and crossing will feature, along with other debates and issues confronting London and its bridges today.


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Location

Museum of London Docklands,

No.1 Warehouse, West India Dock Road, London,
E14 4AL

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