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EXHIBITION HALL

Step into Magic Place this winter, a digital funhouse where you are the star of the show!

Dreamed up by acclaimed digital artists Genetic Moo, it’s a wacky world where the artworks respond to your every move, offering loads of fun for all ages.

Enter this joyful space and you’ll immediately become a colourful silhouette that can interact with a series of playful characters, including many you’ll recognise from previous visits to the Museum!

Watch patterns and shapes come to life around you and enjoy soundscapes shaped by every step, shimmy and shake you make.

It grows and changes as you explore, meaning every visit is unique!

• Tickets

  Standard £5
  Concessions £3

  Reduced cost concession tickets are for those who need them most. We want to make sure there's nothing stopping you from getting involved. They're for adults and children aged 4 and over, available on a first come, first served basis.

  Children aged 3 and under go free and do not need a ticket.

• Time slots

  We sell tickets for show slots every 30 minutes but, once inside, you are welcome to stay and enjoy Magic Place for as long as you like.

• Accessibility

  Quieter times

  We reduce the number of tickets available at the following times to create a quieter experience:
  Saturdays, 8-10am
  Wednesdays, 5-6pm

  Accessibility for wheelchair users

  There is step-free access throughout all our galleries and spaces, including this experience.

  Lighting and sound levels

  Lighting and sound levels vary throughout the experience. There are four large screens with moving pixelated projections and sound effects. Ear defenders and tinted glasses are available for both adults and children. If you need any support during your visit, please speak to a member of staff.

  Photosensitivity

  The experience includes four large screens with moving, pixelated projections. If you have photosensitivity or are concerned about the visual effects, please speak to a member of staff before entering.

About Magic Place

Magic Place is a digital fun house where you can change the entire scene at the flick of a hand.

With a cheerful, abstract style inspired by early computer graphics and colours based on an 8-bit palette, commonly seen in the technology of the 1980s & 90s, Magic Place includes multiple references to early home computers (BBC Micro & ZX Spectrum), BASIC programming, video games, electronic music and the world wide web. The piece is filled with sprites and icons and uses a simple emoji interface to switch between the levels. The audience is represented as colourful silhouettes - intuitive and easy to interact with. Move and your silhouette transforms with you. It’s a celebration of the digital magic that shaped a generation and continues to inspire us today.

As you interact, you'll trigger a rich soundscape of beats, beeps, and musical snippets, building rhythms and patterns. Older visitors will recognise images and sounds from an earlier era. Kids will simply want to have fun!

Who are Genetic Moo?

Genetic Moo is the creative coding couple of Nicola Schauerman and Tim Pickup, who have been making interactive artworks together for over a decade. Their installations encourage people of all ages to experiment, play and explore ideas about ecosystems, artificial life and the excitement of being digital, using their whole bodies in intuitive and inspiring ways. So far over half a million people have played with their creations and they are looking forward to engaging many more in the future. Nicola and Tim live in Margate and draw inspiration from long walks on the beach looking for weird and wonderful sea-life that washes up on the shore.