3 December 2022 until 2 January 2023

The Museum of Architecture’s hugely popular, brilliantly festive and mouthwateringly edible The Gingerbread City® exhibition returns to London from 3 December opening on Motcomb Street, Belgravia, this year’s exhibition presents not just one edible city but five miniature cities across five different climate zones: Polar, Continental, Temperate, Dry and Tropical.

This year, the Museum of Architecture is taking a global perspective and has challenged participating architects to design and build in one of five different climate zones. Architects will address why we need to think differently about how we build around the world, taking into account local resources, building methods and the environment in order to act on the climate crisis.

Now in its sixth year, The Gingerbread City® champions sustainable design ideas and puts an exciting twist on the traditional gingerbread house. Over 100 leading architects, land- scape architects, engineers and designers will use their building expertise and baking genius to create a gingerbread-based urban landscape that suggests a new ‘normal’ in our post- Covid world where life is less stressful, more convenient and sustainable - where goods and services are easy to get, where there is access to green space and there is choice of afford- able, adaptable housing - wherever you are in the world.

​Masterplan designed by:

Madeleine Kessler Architecture and Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design.

THE GINGERBREAD CITY EXHIBITION and FESTIVE WORKSHOPS

General Information

Location : 6- 7 Motcomb Street, Belgravia, London SW1X 8JU

Dates : 3 December until 2 January 2023

Opening times : 

Mon - Sat: 9am - 9pm ( Last entry 8:10pm)                                

Sundays: 9am - 6pm (Last entry 5:10pm)

Special Opening Hours: 

Last entry for 26th is at 6pm, and for the 31st is at 5:15pm.

On 1st January, we are open from 11:30am and last entry at 5:10pm.

On 2nd January, we are open from 9:00am and last entry at 5:10pm.

Workshops : Our festive workshop would take between 45 minutes and 1 hour, and booked separately with these links:

                                     Family Workshops or Evening Workshops 

Please note: When purchasing both exhibition and workshop ticket, please check there is availability for the exhibition before your workshop booking starts and/or book the exhibition directly after your workshop. Workshop sessions are approximately between 45 minutes and 1 hour.

You can purchase the Gingerbread House-Making kits from our gift shop - they are perfect gifts and also fun to make at home together. They are delicious and made by our local award winning baker!

We offer tailored corporate event packages, private viewing experiences, and we can organise fun workshops for special family / friends gatherings. Please contact us here.

EXHIBITION TICKETS INFORMATION

Exhibition session is 45 minutes -  Your actual viewing time may be about 30 minutes. Please arrive promptly for your reserved time. 

Ticket info ***

• General admission - £15 + booking fees for adult and over 12 years old. (£16 purchased at the door)

• Under 12's - £10 + booking fees for children between 3 and 12 years old. (£11 purchased at the door)

• Under 3's - Free with a ticketed adult. 

• Concessions available - for Seniors 60+, Disabled Person and one carer, Blue Light Card holders , Jobseeker: please show valid documentation at door:  £12.75 + booking fees. (£13.75 purchased at the door)

*Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a ticketed adult

**Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Please give them to friends and family if you suddenly find yourself not able to attend. Profits from your ticket purchase help us to continue as a charity and we sincerely thank you for your kind generosity.

 Please note : During exhibition dates, it may take up to 36 hours for us to respond to your email and we may not be able to process your requests. Thank you for your understanding.

Exhibition Opening hours:

• Exhibition hours from 9:00am. Mon - Sat: Last entry 8:10 pm. Sundays: Last entry 5:10pm. Please refer to our booking page.

• Modified hours on 24th, 26th of December and on 1st of January. Please refer to our booking page.

• The exhibition is closed on 25th December.

• All viewing sessions are 45 minutes. Your entry time is valid for 10 minutes, please arrive promptly for your reserved time.

Important information - 

To ensure an enjoyable experience for you and all our visitors, we ask that you aim to arrive 10 minutes before your ticketed time. Please note we are not able to admit visitors before their reserved time slot.

Tickets will be emailed to you, please be prepared to show it on a device (or printed out) when you arrive.

All viewing sessions are strictly 45 minutes.

For a large group of visitors exceeding the allowed number of guests per session - we recommend booking consecutive time slots. After booking, please email us your entry times and the number of people in your party. We will make a note and do our best to accommodate your group, depending on the number of visitors in the exhibition on that day. 

Please also note:

• There are no cloakroom and no storage on site. Please do not bring large backpacks, large bags or suitcases, bicycles, children or adult scooters as we cannot store them inside the space.

• No food and drinks allowed. No animals are allowed inside except for guide dogs.

• Allergy notice: Some Gingerbread City structures are decorated with nuts. Please ask us for more info when you arrive at the exhibition.

• Photographs, videotaping, or recording for commercial use are not allowed.

• No potentially dangerous items may be brought into the exhibition.

• We reserve the right to deny admission, or to require a person already admitted to leave the exhibition without refund, liability or compensation if the circumstances require us to do so.

• We may from time to time, without prior notice and without refund, liability or compensation, close the exhibition or any part of it temporarily or restrict the number of persons having access if the circumstances require us to do so.

• If you feel unwell, please stay at home

• We follow the general guidance of the Government and Public Health England which can be found  here.

  
  

Thanks to our sponsors for making The Gingerbread City exhibition possible:

With generous support from Belgravia

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