Millennium Dome
Exhibition for the new millennium celebrating faith and religion
Created at
The Chase
Deliverables
Exhibition design
Project
Faith zone
Sector
Arts & Culture / Public Sector
Project information
Background
The Millennium Dome opened in Greenwich on 1 January 2000 as the centrepiece of the UK’s Millennium Experience. Its 12 themed zones explored life at the turn of a new century, attracting 6.5million visitors during its year-long run. A landmark of British exhibition design, the Dome brought together architecture, technology, storytelling and creative talent on an unprecedented scale before evolving into today’s O2 entertainment destination.
The creative challenge
As part of the creative team at The Chase, I worked on the Faith Zone: an exhibition designed with internationally recognised experts across major world religions. I was tasked with creating two key areas, one celebrating 12 religions, the other exploring faith through themes including education, healing and worship. The challenge was to translate complex, sensitive subject matter into a visually compelling, accessible exhibition experience that was both contemporary and respectful.
Creativity with character
Scale was the defining creative challenge. Working closely with architect Eva Jiřičná, I helped the team develop an exhibition identity and environmental design system that used glass, light and layered information to give the stories clarity and presence. For the world religions area, I designed three-metre-high, freestanding triangular pillars, each face carrying a different aspect of the narrative. In the second area, illuminated glass panels followed a curved wall, combining screens, three-dimensional lettering and cut-out forms. The result was an immersive, respectful visitor experience that turned complex cultural content into a memorable spatial story and went on to win multiple design awards and was even the subject of a BBC documentary.