Welcome to a wonderful world of light and colour! Luminarium – Architects of Air by Alan Parkinson is an extraordinary inflatable labyrinth of light and sound, landing in Hanley Park for three days in August. This luminarium is a maze of winding paths and soaring domes where natural forms and different styles of architecture have been melted together in an inspiring mix of design and engineering.
Founder, designer and artistic director Alan Parkinson first started experimenting with pneumatic sculptures in the I980s and has since developed his own language of form in this plastic medium.
Alan Parkinson’s involvement with inflatable structures began on a Nottingham community project in 1981. He designed and built his first luminarium in 1985, with the aid of offenders required to do community service as their punishment. In 1990 he created Eggopolis which was the first of his luminaria to be shown outside Nottinghamshire. In 1992 the community project closed down and Architects of Air was formed. Find out more www.architects-of-air.com
Tickets £5.00
18s and under – FREE
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
(a minimum of 1 adult for up to 4 children)
The Luminarium will admit visitors from 1pm to 7pm (last admission) on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th and from 11 am to 5pm (last admission on Friday 16th
On the door tickets available onsite during opening times on a first come first
served basis. This queue might close early in the case of high attendance.
A limited amount of pre-purchase tickets are available online for priority admission at booked times from 1.00pm to 5.30pm on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th and from 11.o0am to 3.30pm on Friday 16th.
Advance ticket holders must arrive 10 minutes before the time indicated on the ticket and will have priority access up to 30 minutes from the time
indicated on the ticket. A small queue should still be expected.
If advance tickets are indicated as sold out you can still join the line onsite.
Pre-booking your tickets gives you priority access in that time slot. Time slots are every 30minutes but once inside there is no time limit on your visit*. A certain number of tickets in every slot are reserved for walk-ups.
* the duration of the visit may be limited to 20 minutes in the case of high attendance
Quiet Hour
Wednesday & Thursday 1pm and 1.30pm slots will be Quieter sessions where capacity is reduced to offer a calmer, quieter experience for anyone who may benefit.
Friday 11am and 11.30am slots will be Quieter sessions where capacity is reduced to offer a calmer, quieter experience for anyone who may benefit.
Please note: On entry to the Luminarium you will be required to remove your shoes (a storage locker will be provided)
Appetite are brining Luminarium to Stoke-on-Trent as part of the 10th edition of the Big Feast. View the Big Feast programme taking place in the city centre on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August at appetite.org.uk
