Immersive art experience Luminarium: Myriad coming to Woolwich Works this April

Photo: Architects of Air

This spring, London will welcome an extraordinary immersive art experience as Luminarium: Myriad opens in the capital for the very first time at London’s best-connected cultural venue, Woolwich Works.

Created by the internationally acclaimed Architects of Air and world-renowned artist Alan Parkinson, the monumental inflatable sculpture will be open during Easter from Thursday 2nd April until Monday 6th April, offering families, friends and groups a magical opportunity to step together into a world shaped entirely by light, colour and architectural form.

Luminarium: Myriad is a feast for the senses and an adventure for all ages. Visitors can wander through winding tunnels, soar beneath cavernous domes, and explore interconnected chambers full of radiant colour, created as natural light filters through translucent PVC walls. An ambient soundtrack gently accompanies the experience, adding to the calming atmosphere and creating a welcoming environment that encourages curiosity, play and exploration.

Whether guests choose to discover every twist and turn as a group or find a quiet corner to sit, lie down, or reflect, each visit offers a personal journey of wonder and delight. Open during daylight hours and utilising only natural light, it is a transformative, immersive experience that has an energising effect on children and a calming effect on adults, transporting everyone into a luminous, organic environment insulated from the bustle of the city outside.

Photo: Architects of Air

Suitable for all ages, Luminarium: Myriad is the perfect option for a family day out, introducing children to artistic and cultural experiences in a playful, accessible and memorable setting. The structure is fully accessible to wheelchair users, and visitors are encouraged to wander freely at their own pace while soaking up the colour, sound and atmosphere.

Inspired by points of light in the night sky, the installation evokes infinity, movement, and discovery, making each journey through Myriad unique. Visits last approximately twenty to thirty minutes, with every step revealing new visual surprises, with natural daylight creating constantly shifting patterns that transform the space in unexpected ways.

The design of Luminarium: Myriad combines engineering precision with artistic imagination. Drawing on the grandeur of Islamic and Gothic cathedrals as well as modern architecture, the structure incorporates three-dimensional geometric volumes such as dodecahedra and shapes reminiscent of soap bubbles, plant forms, and cell structures – sparking curiosity and imagination in younger visitors while captivating adults.

Photo: Architects of Air

Working like a modern form of stained glass, the translucent coloured PVC filters daylight while silver PVC elements create subtle reflective hues, producing a space that is alive with colour and light. Handcrafted by a dedicated team of five over four months, this monumental, half-football-pitch-sized sculpture is an organic, ephemeral environment designed to inspire awe, conversation and shared moments of discovery

Whether visitors are seeking inspiration, quality time together, a moment of calm, or a sense of childlike wonder, Myriad promises an unforgettable journey through colour and space – and with additional specialty programming within the Luminarium to be announced soon, there will be even more ways for visitors to explore, play, and interact with this magical world.

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Luminarium: Myriad runs at Woolwich Works from 2nd to 6th April. Tickets are priced from £8.00 per person, with a Family ticket available for £28.00. For more information and to book tickets, visit woolwich.works