Banksy, London Museum and piranhas

Banksy's Piranha Police Box To Be Displayed At London Museum
In August 2024 the biting satirist claimed responsibility for turning a 1990s police sentry box on Ludgate Hill into a vicious-looking aquarium, using translucent spray paint. It was part of a spate of critter-themed artworks that Banksy delighted London with, others including a gorilla at London Zoo and a pelican outside a Walthamstow chip shop.
Banksy’s piranhas in police sentry box headed for London Museum
The London Museum has secured a new Banksy work for its new exhibition rooms, London police sentry box that was transformed by the mysterious street artist last summer to look like an urban aquarium with piranhas.
Banksy ‘piranhas’ police sentry box artwork to go on display at London Museum
Now, Banksy’s ‘piranhas’ artwork will be exhibited at the flagship City museum, which will open next year at its new location at Smithfield’s Market. It comes after members of the City of London Corporation ’s Culture, Heritage, and Libraries Committee voted in favour of gifting the artwork to the museum.
Banksy fish artwork to go on display at London Museum
London Museum has announced that it has acquired Banksy's Piranhas artwork which appeared in a police sentry box in the city last summer.
New London museum to display Banksy’s piranha artwork
London Museum has announced it has acquired Banksy’s piranhas artwork for display in its new location. The artwork, which saw fish painted on a police sentry box, made headlines last summer when it appeared as part of the street artist’s animal-themed collection in the capital,
Banksy piranhas to find new home in London Museum
Banksy's piranhas artwork will go on permanent public display next year at London Museum, when it opens its new premises in Smithfield. Featuring the fierce fish making an aquarium out of a police sentry box,
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London Zoo's residents are counted in their annual stocktake, including 2 baby gorillas
LONDON (AP) — From alpacas to zebras ... Hennessy said that 2024 was a “massive” year for the zoo with two baby gorillas — Juno and Venus — and three Asiatic lion cubs — Mali ...
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London Zoo's gorillas, penguins tallied up in annual stocktake
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