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Young People (11-16 yrs): Animating the Arab Hall
Leighton House
4: High St Kensington
12 Holland Park Rd, London W14 8LZ, UK
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Nestled in the leafy neighbourhood of Holland Park, Leighton House is the former studio-home of Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896). The house became a public museum in 1926 and is currently celebrating its centenary through a celebratory programme of exhibitions, displays, events and community outreach.
When:
Leighton House is Open: Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5.30pm
Last entry 4.30pm
Closed: Tuesdays
Admission
£5 workshop tickets
With the tile and mosaic animals of Leighton's Arab Hall looking on, learn how to make splitpin puppets and then work together to create one big animation, bringing this iconic room to life.
The workshop includes time to view the newly commissioned film, 'When the Tiles Spoke' by award-winning Syrian filmmaker, Soudade Kaadan, which features as part of the museum's major exhibition, The Arab Hall: Past and Present.
Useful information
- Workshop for young people aged 11 – 16 years old.
- Workshop is unaccompanied and drop off.
- The workshop will take place in the Learning Centre at Leighton House.
- Tickets for the workshop (£5, plus booking fee) include admission to the museum for young people workshop participants. Their adults can wait in the museum café or garden or book an admission ticket to visit the historic house: Buy General Admission to Leighton House Tickets online - Leighton House and Sambourne House
- All materials and tools are provided.