The Lightbox

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The Lightbox is a museum in Woking near London, England, which mainly focuses on art, sculpture and inventions, as well as having a permanent exhibit on the History of Woking. It was opened on 15 September 2007.[1][2][3]

The Lightbox is sandwiched between the Basingstoke Canal and Victoria Way, a dual-carriage way. The museum has held many exhibitions including a Wallace and Gromit exhibition, a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition and many Artist exhibitions. There are many hands hanging from the ceiling in The Lightbox.

The Lightbox

Rooms

There are three exhibition rooms:

Upper Exhibition Room: (second floor)

History Of Woking (first floor)

Main Exhibition hall (first floor)

Small Exhibition Room (ground floor)

There is also a Cafe on the ground floor.

View of The Lightbox from the Basingstoke Canal

The Ingram Collection

The Ingram Collection is an art collection on a long-term loan to The Lightbox from Woking Football Club owner and local businessman, Chris Ingram.

Ingram started collecting the artwork on display after a visit to a St Petersburg museum in 1990. Since then he has collected over 200 pieces of art. Some are rare and some pieces by well-known artists are included in the collection. The collection mainly consists of sculptures rather than paintings. Some of the artwork dates back to c.1900. The sculptures are shown on a rotating timetable because at the moment (January 2011), The Lightbox does not have a room big enough to fit them all in at once.

Design

The Lightbox was originally going to have L.E.D light panels all over the building like the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, but this was abandoned on cost grounds. The Lightbox has overlapping squares on the Victoria Way side of the building.

References

  1. ↑ Guardian article on Lightbox architecture http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/sep/23/communities.architecture
  2. ↑ Culture 24 article on opening http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/south+east/art38479
  3. ↑ Art Rabbit article on opening http://www.artrabbit.com/venues/venue/1101/the_lightbox

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Coordinates: 51°19′18″N 0°33′32″W / 51.3216°N 0.5589°W / 51.3216; -0.5589

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