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Zaha Hadid Foundation, Shad Thames, SE1 2YD
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This is a unique chance to see behind the scenes of the Zaha Hadid Foundation archive, currently not open to the public. The founding collection comprises of works across a range of media, including architectural models, furniture, interior design, paintings, drawings, architectural plans and blueprints, fashion design, and jewellery. A selection of the collection will be on display for the tour.
Bermondsey, London Bridge
London Bridge
188, 381, 47
The closest train and London Underground station is London Bridge. There are public bicycle racks near the building.
Contact us in advance if you need step-free access.
You will be guided around the archive by members of the Zaha Hadid Foundation team. Please wear sensible shoes as it is a working store.
This is a unique chance to see behind the scenes of the Zaha Hadid Foundation archive. The founding collection comprises of works across a range of media, including architectural models, furniture, interior design, paintings, drawings, architectural plans and blueprints, fashion design, and jewellery. Additionally, there is a considerable archive, consisting of works on paper and various types of ephemera, both relating to the practice and as well as Zaha Hadid’s personal life. You will hear about the Foundation’s multi-year project to inventory and catalogue an archive of approximately 300,000 items, offering new insight into Zaha Hadid’s creative process and intellectual practice. A selection of the collection will be on display as part of the tour.
Ticket holders must meet us at least 5 minutes before the tour starts, at the glass tank on the River Thames side of Brown's Restaurant, from there we will escort you into the archive.
Photography and filming is not allowed. ZHF staff may take photographs and short video clips of the event, please let staff know on the day if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed.
No – food and drink cannot be taken into the collection areas.
Established by Dame Zaha Hadid (1950-2016), the Zaha Hadid Foundation is an independent, charitable cultural organisation dedicated to the legacy of the boundary breaking architect and her commitment to perpetual experimentation, in the here and now, across architecture and related disciplines. In addition to maintaining and activating Hadid’s archive, the Foundation mounts public programmes, supports education and emerging voices, and partners with a range of organisations, both from its base in London and around the world.
