Two Centuries Here

A multi-space exhibition traces UCL’s origins, research and civic impact through objects, images, stories and interactive displays.

Across UCL’s North and South Cloisters, Octagon Gallery, Japanese Garden and Student Centre, objects, images and interactive displays explore the university’s origins, impact, community and possible futures. The festival publishes the exhibition during October and says it continues until 31 July 2027. UCL describes daily 09:00–18:00 access, subject to working-campus restrictions: limited access on 1–2 October and no access on 3–4 October. Later visiting exceptions have not been assessed. The programme is developed with UCL’s Bicentennial and Museums and Cultural Programmes teams and university contributors.