Tunnellers Club
The program will explore the science behind the tunnel, including how it was built underground and its architectural features as well as Brunel’s wider engineering legacy. From craft to tech, through design and science, the Tunnellers Club aims to be a bridge (or should that be a tunnel?) between the young Rotherhithe community and the …
Climate Conversations: Do we need a new, “green” Industrial Revolution?
Do we need a new, “green” Industrial Revolution? It’s sometimes said that to solve the climate crisis, we need to build a new, “green” industrial revolution. Except green tech is hardly new. Electric cars were the future over 125 years ago, and the world’s first really big electrical project ran on renewables. Moreover, if we’re …
The Holy Presence of
Join us in the Grand Entrance Hall of the world’s first ever underwater tunnel for an immersive performance to resist the rising seas Chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru and digital score pioneers Decibel New Music Ensemble combine forces for a programme inspired by the unholy presence of climate change in the Welsh coastal town of Fairbourne. …
February Half-Term: Smelly Trail at the Brunel Museum
Follow your nose this February half-term all the way to the Brunel Museum! Take part in out scent-sational trail to discover the stinky side of the Thames Tunnel story. Can you use your nose to discover which delectable delights were being devoured by diners in the most daring dinner ever staged – the Banquet under the …
Brunel Museum General Admission – Easter Holidays 2023
Visit the Brunel Museum this Easter to explore the story of the Thames Tunnel and discover a hidden piece of London’s industrial history. And see our interactive exhibition on the Teredo Navalis – the creature that inspired Marc Brunel’s tunnel designs. Go 16m underground and explore the remains of the Grade II listed Thames Tunnel …
Gagarin Quartets
COMPOSER TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST MANNED SPACE FLIGHT WITH EXPANDED LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ACCLAIMED ‘GAGARIN QUARTETS’ SOUND & VISION EXPERIENCE AT BRUNEL MUSEUM The unique show will take place on the 12th April in the Museum’s stunning new Tunnel Shaft space, 16 metres underground. Composer Nicholas de Carlo has announced that a new iteration …
Tales of Teredo Navalis for Schools
Why should families have all the fun? This Spring term introduce your class to Terry, the Teredo Navalis, otherwise known as a ship worm! Discover how his tunnelling technique inspired Marc Brunel about how to build the Thames Tunnel! Cost: £4 per child. Accompanying adults free. To book, please email hello@thebrunelmuseum.com stating the date you’d …
Earth Day 2023: Live shipworm demonstration
Join us at the Brunel Museum on April 22, 2023, for a special day of our exhibition Tales of Teredo Navalis in celebration of Earth Day! From 11am to 12:30pm, visitors can explore the fascinating world of shipworms and take part the Wild Escape project.
Tunnellers Club – Sessions 7 and 8
Established in November 2022, the “Tunnellers Club” is open to families and children and held at the Brunel Museum on a monthly basis.
Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert Series 22-23: Resonant Chamber
Deep underground where the water crosses land, we enter a subterranean space of brick, concrete and iron. This industrial artefact, he world’s first caisson, offers an echo of labours, of sweat and of ambition stands as a silent monument, a reverberant void. Resonant Chamber explores the power of combining architecture, live performance and recorded …