01 Charity. Monument to Georgiana, Countess Spencer, 1816-19 02 St Michael Overcoming Satan, 1819-24. Full scale model for the marble at Petworth House, Sussex, commissioned by the Earl of Egremont
The transformation The comprehensive refurbishment of the historic space at the heart of the Wilkins Building has opened up the space between the Flaxman Gallery and the ground floor below.
03 The statue of St Michael Overcoming Satan, 1819-24, being secured during renovation 04 The statue of St Michael Overcoming Satan, 1819-24, set upon the glass plinth
The oculus, the circular area of floor in the centre of the Flaxman Gallery, has been capped with a dramatic transparent structural glass plinth which holds John Flaxman’s famous sculpture, St Michael Overcoming Satan, 1819–24. The ground floor space, known as the Octagon, has undergone a more radical transformation and become a gallery itself. Four large bespoke show cases incorporate audio visual and touchscreen technology to display UCL’s world-class collections and research.
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