As part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, The Royal Parks will take you back in time to explore the extraordinary building that housed the Great Exhibition in 1851 – Hyde Park’s Crystal Palace.
Learn about what it took to engineer a structure of its kind and walk inside (virtually) to discover its enormous legacy. You will also explore the adjacent Albert Memorial with Blue Badge Guide and Lecturer for The Arts Society, Barbara Askew.
Barbara will reveal the details of the artwork like the Frieze of Parnassus, along with the complications and strife in completing this stunning memorial.
Great Exhibition Road Festival
The Great Exhibition Road Festival is a free annual celebration of curiosity, discovery and exploration. Join us as Exhibition Road is transformed with events and activities from over 20 research and culture organisations around South Kensington including Imperial College London, Royal Commission of 1851, Discover South Kensington, Royal Albert Hall, V&A, Science Museum, Royal College of Music, Natural History Museum and many more.
This event is part of the Festival’s new online events programme, celebrating science and the arts from your home.
See all our upcoming events on the Festival website