London Eye

A permanent display centred on the London Eye, the cantilevered observation wheel beside the Thames, with its 32 passenger capsules and the people it has carried over London.

This permanent display takes the London Eye as its subject, the cantilevered observation wheel beside the Thames. The wheel has carried more than 70 million people above London's rooftops, and its 32 passenger capsules form the core of the display.

The London Eye hosts exhibitions and cultural events in London, and this permanent display is presented there. Its capsules have been the setting for first dates, school trips and DJ sets, and have carried visitors from film, sport and royalty, which gives the wheel a varied social history within the city.

The display will appeal to visitors interested in London's skyline, and to the families and couples who make up a large share of the wheel's passengers. It offers a way to look at the city's best-known observation wheel as a place where many different visits have happened.