02 FILL IN OUR DIARIES
2017 may only just be over, but we’re already planning our year ahead. Here are six events and exhibitions to get excited about in 2018
SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN WELLCOME COLLECTION, LONDON 8 MARCH – 27 AUGUST WELLCOMECOLLECTION.ORG
The Wellcome Collection is one of our favourite venues in London, and its first exhibition of 2018 brings together four intriguing collaborations between artists and scientists. The immersive installations will get visitors thinking about subjects ranging from synaesthesia to cattle breeding, free-diving, and HIV.
FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE: SPACE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON 2 MAY - 28 JUNE ROYALALBERTHALL.COM
The Royal Albert Hall’s first science festival takes on a decidedly cosmic theme. Robin Ince and Chris Hadfield headline with their Space Shambles show, while other events include a children’s concert, a performance from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and three classic sci-fi film screenings backed by live orchestra.
THE MAN ENGINE UK TOUR FROM 31 MARCH THEMANENGINE.CO.UK
In the summer of 2016, the largest mechanical puppet ever constructed in Britain wowed Cornish crowds. This year, the 11m-tall, steam-powered giant – built to celebrate 10 years of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site – is heading out on a UK tour, taking in Somerset, Wales, Shropshire and Yorkshire.
THE FUTURE STARTS HERE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON 12 MAY – 4 NOVEMBER VAM.AC.UK
The V& A is looking to the future with this major exhibition exploring the ways in which powerful design is shaping tomorrow’s world. There’ll be more than 100 objects on display, including a chargeable shirt that can power a smartphone, and Facebook’s elegant
Aquila aircraft.
GREAT EXHIBITION OF THE NORTH NEWCASTLE & GATESHEAD 22 JUNE – 9 SEPTEMBER GETNORTH2018.COM
Billing itself as the largest event in England in 2018, this looks set to be a summer-long feast of art, culture, design and technology. One of the highlights announced so far is the return of the iconic locomotive Stephenson’s Rocket. It will be brought back to Newcastle, the city in which it was built in 1829.
INTIMACY SCIENCE GALLERY, DUBLIN 19 OCTOBER 2018 – 3 FEBRUARY 2019 DUBLIN.SCIENCEGALLERY.COM
Dublin’s Science Gallery celebrates its 10th year with exhibitions including this exploration of intimacy in all its forms. Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Can intimacy emerge between enemies? And how are our gadgets affecting the ways in which we connect?