British Museum
EVENT:
The British Museum's 250th Birthday Celebrations
LOCATION:
The British Museum, London UK
DURATION:
1 Day
CAPACITY:
25,000
THE BRIEF:
To manage the British Museum's 250th Anniversary Celebrations with responsibility for all licensing, event layout, equipment hire, management of 120 artists, 20 technical crew, 150 volunteers, the in-house staff and an audience of over 25,000 people.
DESCRIPTION:
The British Museum is one of the oldest and arguably one of the greatest national public museums in the world. They decided to celebrate their birthday with a spectacular free event that reflected the breadth of their worldwide collection in a way that would appeal to audiences of all ages.
International story-tellers performed amongst the exhibits; musicians performed world music from India, Japan and the Middle East; and children and adults performed specially created dance pieces inspired by the collections. Celebrities such as author Vikram Seth read from his own 'Beastly Tales' whilst Alan Bennett harked back to a halcyon schoolboy heyday nestling somewhere in the forties with a rendering of Richmal Crompton's 'Just William'. Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq read 'The Epic of Gilgamesh', whilst Sandie Toksvig recited tales from the Norse Myths as a horde of Vikings re-enacted battles on the Museum's forecourt.
ARTISTS FEATURED INCLUDED:
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ben Haggarty
- Tuup
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Event Consultancy and Production Management
- Site Management
- Technical Support
- Lighting
- PA Systems
- Staging
- Decor
- Production Manager, Stage Managers, Lighting Engineers, Sound Engineers and Site Crews
