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Immersive multimedia experience to bring the ocean back to the SS Great Britain For the first time in 50 years the sights, sounds and movement of a living sea will surround the ship’s hull.
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Working with poet Saili Katebe and composer Joe Acheson, Limbic Cinema will transform the dry dock into a huge digital projection theatre, filled with the energy of the world’s underwater oceans.
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Entry is included with admission to Brunel’s SS Great Britain. Time slots are available to book now from 23 August to 19 September. www.ssgreatbritain.org/ ironisland
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On 2nd September, a ‘museum late’ will allow people to book to see Iron Island and explore the ship ‘after hours’. Pop-up bars will offer an exclusive Iron Island cocktail, prosecco and full bar.
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The SS Great Britain Trust is grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lottery Players for supporting this programme.
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain is the top-rated visitor attraction in Bristol, known for offering a fun day out for locals and tourists alike. Visitors discover two interactive museums along with the historic dockyard before stepping aboard to explore the SS Great Britain herself – the world’s first great ocean liner. From 23 August to 19 September, however, the dramatic dry dock will take centre-stage. The cathedral-like space is where the SS Great Britain was constructed between 1839 and 1843, now covered with a “glass sea” that helps to maintain the conservation environment that protects the fragile iron hull. The front end of the Grade II listed dry dock will be transformed into an immersive experience by award-winning multimedia design studio Limbic Cinema. It will combine projection, lighting and surround sound to transport audiences on a journey through underwater worlds.
