LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
Highlights 2012
Oculus reopened
© Matt Clayton
John Flaxman’s sculpture St Michael Overcoming Satan, the centrepiece of UCL’s Flaxman Gallery, was placed on a stunning glass pedestal as part of an extensive construction project to reunite the dome, the main library and the new Octagon Gallery at ground floor level.
The oculus – the circular opening between the ground and first floors – was an original design feature by the building’s first architect William Wilkins. The Octagon Gallery uses interactive touchscreen displays to allow users to learn more about the exhibits.