REVIEW: Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit and Friends
Hello cracking creations, the wait is finally over. Wallace, Gromit and all their clay and felt friends have finally arrived in Bethnal Green.
Celebrating their 50th Birthday this hugely interactive show reveals the magic behind the scenes at Aardman Studio's. It shows how their expert teams of artists, model makers, animators and directors craft their fantastic creations.
Spin the Morph praxinoscope and watch him come to life, draw your own story board, make your own stop-motion animation, peer into the real-life model makers desk.
With over 150 models, characters and objects to pour over it's a budding animators dream. The enormous pirate galleon is magnificent. The largest model created by Aardman it was built in pieces so it could be pulled apart to film certain scenes. Fascinating to also discover that inside most of the puppets is a metal skeleton to make them more bendy and flexible for filming.
Sold out throughout Feb half term you will need to be a V&A member to get into the show.
We LOVED it!
By Julia Colls, 9 Feb 2026
Young V&A
Opens 12 Feb
Tickets £11
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