Expect ‘tomb’ much fun as the award-winning children’s history show confirms a new spot at London’s Battersea Power Station
Families can step back more than 3,000 years this summer as the team behind Horrible Histories brings its trademark mix of comedy and history to London’s NEON at Battersea Power Station. Launching inside the blockbuster Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold exhibition, the new ‘Horrible Histories – Live at the Museum!’ experience promises an interactive adventure packed with ancient treasures, larger-than-life characters and plenty of laughs.
Inspired by the life and reign of Ramses II, the experience begins with visitors being led through the exhibition by “Ramses” himself. As families journey through the galleries, they’ll uncover fascinating stories from the legendary pharaoh’s rule while coming face-to-face with more than 180 priceless Egyptian artefacts, including the actual coffin of Ramses the Great and the dazzling gold mask of Amenemope.
The adventure doesn’t end there. After exploring the exhibition, guests will be treated to a hilarious live stage show featuring the infamous Mummy Rap, audience participation and a funny, fact-filled look at the extraordinary process of mummification.
Tickets for Horrible Histories – Live at the Museum! are available now via the Fever website. Click here to find out more.
If ancient Egypt isn’t quite your child’s thing, there are plenty of other ways to keep the family entertained over the summer holidays. ATG Tickets is currently offering 15% off selected productions until September, including Wicked, Stranger Things: The First Shadow and other popular West End shows.
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Horrible Histories celebrate the Awesome Egyptians at Ramses and the Pharaohs Gold, and tickets are out right now.
For young dinosaur fans, Dinosaur World Live offers the chance to step into a prehistoric adventure, where families can come face-to-face with life-sized dinosaurs, including a towering Tyrannosaurus rex and a Triceratops.
While the new Horrible Histories experience doesn’t open until July 27, the Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold exhibition has already attracted glowing reviews on TripAdvisor from visitors who have explored its remarkable collection of ancient Egyptian treasures.
The exhibition has already earned plenty of praise on TripAdvisor, with many visitors describing it as both fascinating and beautifully presented. One visitor wrote: “Amazing- excellent audio and exhibition. Makes you wonder how the British Museum survives when you see such well organized and thoughtful pop up exhibits. The VR at the end was also worthwhile.”
Adele was very impressed with the experience, saying: “Fabulous exhibition. Very easy to hear and see all the artefacts. Very well laid out and a really good atmosphere. The admission slots are just right to allow good uncrowded flow through the different rooms. Lots of benches placed throughout for those with mobility issues. The fee I think is realistic for such an informative exhibition. We arrived via Tube and followed the yellow footprints to the exhibition halls quite easily. We were at the exhibition for around 90 to 120 minutes.”
Judith was also delighted, adding: “Fabulous exhibition. We stayed 2.5 hours. Really informative for the non-specialist. Beautiful jewellery. Impressive top notch graphics. Lot of exhibits from the Cairo Museum. Also the staff are very pleasant and helpful.”
Another visitor described it as “the best” ancient Egypt exhibition they had seen in recent years, writing: “Ramses II gets a worthy exhibition in London. Like many ancient Egypt related exhibitions that come to the capital this collection has had a bit of a world tour. This has been the best I’ve seen in recent years with real artefacts from the time of one of Egypt’s longest ruling kings.
“Statues, gold jewellery, mummies and pieces from other kings and dynasties. The VR was definitely worth the £14 extra fee. Some amazing pieces that will end up in the recently opened GEM at Giza when this current tour comes to an end and of course there’s a gift shop and cafe at the end.”
Not everyone was completely won over, however. One reviewer pointed out that the virtual reality experience comes at an additional cost, commenting: “Advertising shows VR experience. This is an extra payment. You would be better off going to the museum.”
A different five-star review was pleasantly surprised by the experience saying: “Wasn’t sure what to expect here but this is absolutely worth going to for museum fans – a treasure trove of fantastically well-preserved and priceless artefacts from the height of ancient Egypt. Well laid out and good descriptions that provide the context and history of the era in the right amount of detail – we learnt a lot about the incredible life of Ramses II and seeing his well-preserved coffin at the end was spectacular.”
Horrible Histories presents Ramses and the Pharaohs’ Gold tickets are available to purchase now.
