Photos and video clips of monarchs, coronation ceremonies and the Crown Jewels can be projected onto the Tower of London in a brand new mild present this autumn.
Crown and Coronation is a sound and lightweight set up put collectively in a collaboration between Historic Royal Palaces and Luxmuralis — the creative firm at the moment famend for immersive installations inside church buildings and cathedrals, similar to House, The Universe and Every little thing at St Martin-in-the-Fields earlier this 12 months.
This new set up, nevertheless, options projections on the exterior partitions of Tower buildings, together with the nigh-on 1,000-year-old White Tower. Crown and Coronation takes the type of self-guided path by means of the interior ward of the Tower to expertise the lights and soundtrack, and contains entry to the Crown Jewels Treasury.
It will occur throughout 9 nights in November, and can take about an hour to see all of it. Although King Charles III’s coronation seems like a distant reminiscence for many us now, we reckon this’ll nonetheless be fashionable: final November, the Tower of London hosted one other mild present, About Us, which depicted the historical past of the universe, and it was spellbinding:
The Tower of London is simply the primary cease on Crown and Coronation’s nationwide tour — particulars of different areas have not but been introduced, however keep watch over the Luxmuralis web site for updates.
Crown and Coronation takes place on the Tower of London, 17-25 November 2023. Tickets are £19.50 grownup/£12.50 youngster (age 5-15) and can be found now.