A new exhibition at a Swansea art gallery will offer fantasy fans the chance to go behind-the-scenes of BBC and HBO's multi award-winning series His Dark Materials. The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery will host the world's first exhibition on the series, based on Philip Pullman's trilogy of novels, which will include costumes, visual effects footage and props from episodes across all three seasons of the drama.
The majority of the series was filmed at Wolf Studios Wales in Cardiff - with additional scenes filmed on-location across Wales - with six stages transformed into the diverse, complicated settings of the many worlds in His Dark Materials, from the sprawling streets of Cittàgazze to the snow-covered North and the palace of the armoured bears on Svalbard. But this will be the first time anyone in Wales or beyond will be able to see the costumes, props and other elements that were used during filming.
Confirming the new free exhibition, a spokesperson for the Gallery said: "The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea is delighted to present, in partnership with Bad Wolf, a look behind-the-scenes of BBC and HBO’s multi-award-winning His Dark Materials. Based on Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of novels, the series concludes with the third and final season later this year. For the first time in this major exhibition, visitors will be able to see costumes, concept art, visual effects footage, props and more from across all three seasons." For more stories about events and activities in Wales, go here.
