Join us for a day of workshops, lectures and conversation, as we chart a course through the history of the De La Warr Pavilion, from its modernist conception through to its place as part of the community and townscape of future Bexhill.
WHAT’S ON
Programme of Talks (11am – 4.30pm)
Tickets: £25
Concession for Students: £10
Flagship architecture lectures with leading architects and historians reflecting on modernist ideals and how these continue to shape and inspire their work and our communities today.
Behind the Scenes Architectural Tour (1.30pm – 2.30pm)
Tickets: £25 (SOLD OUT)
Discover hidden areas of the De La Warr Pavilion in this exclusive tour, which takes you into private spaces in the building, not open to the public and offers fresh insights into the history, design and significance of the building.
Creative Workshop: Building Modern (10am – 12.30pm & 1.30pm – 4pm)
Tickets: £5 per person
Join in and get creative at this model-making workshop, though through playful, hands-on making you’ll explore the principles of design and architecture. Guided by specialist architectural modelmakers, participants will learn how to design and build a scale model of a modernist seafront building using recycled and craft materials.
Remembering Modern – The Living Archive (all day)
DLWP is more than concrete and steel. It is made of ideas, memories and the people who pass through it. Browse an exhibition of historic photographs, drawings and archival documents charting the creation of the De La Warr Pavilion, alongside plans for its future refurbishment. Then become part of the story, record a memory for our Oral History Project. Help preserve the experiences that continue to shape this remarkable building.
Ask an Architect (1pm – 2.30pm) Drop-in session
How do buildings begin? What makes a great architect? Does it really take 7 years of study to become an architect? What is a typical day like? Whatever you have wanted to know about a career in architecture here’s your chance to ask! Meet practising architects for one-to-one conversations about careers, creativity, training and life in the profession.
Making Modern (12pm – 2.30pm, in the studio)
Make Your Own Bexhill Poster!
What would your Bexhill poster look like? Create a colourful, modernist-inspired poster celebrating the town, using collage, shapes, lettering and drawing.
Whether you want to capture Bexhill as it is today or imagine the Bexhill of the future, come along and make a poster of your own.
Free drop-in activity for families. Suitable for all ages. No booking required.
New Auditorium Seats Have Arrived at the DLWP
Be among the first to enjoy our brand-new auditorium seating at this event. Why not make your visit part of the DLWP’s story by having your name engraved on a plaque on the back of one of our new seats from £250? Discover more about Your Seat in History.
BOOKING INFORMATION
Programme of Talks
Tickets: £25
Concession for Students: £10
Creative Workshop: Building Modern
Tickets: £5 per person
Behind the Scenes Architecture Tour
Tickets: £25
SPECIAL OFFER
Talks Programme and exclusive ‘Behind the Scenes’ Architecture Tour Bundle (Both events need to be added to the basket for the discount to be applied)
£45, £20 concession for Students (Includes £5 discount on the ‘Behind the Scenes’ Tour)
ABOUT BEING MODERN
Being Modern is a programme inspired by architecture, culture and community.
Being Modern: London
Haworth Tompkins, 110 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0TL
Wednesday 16 September, 6.15 – 8.30pm
Tickets £12
Architecture as an enabler of cultural and social change. An event in London with writer and author Owen Hatherley and Lucy Picardo, Director, Haworth Tompkins.
Note, places are limited.
Being Modern: Bexhill has been developed in partnership with Bexhill Talks and is the first in a series of planned talks and lectures. Bexhill Talks is a community initiative to resurrect the “Bexhill Lecture Society” which would regularly attract around 1,000 attendees between 1907 and 1967.
