Kubrick collection comes to London

Director Stanley Kubrick's archives have been raided for a forthcoming exhibition.

Nov  8 2005

The archives of the notoriously reclusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick – comprising of one of the most comprehensive collections of movie memorabilia in the world – will be on exhibition London next summer.

The vast array of scripts, props, costumes, photographs and film equipment that the creator of cult classics like '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A Clockwork Orange' collected during his 50-year career, will be housed in a purpose-built centre on the University of the Arts campus at Elephant and Castle.

Kubrick died in 1999, not long after completing his last film, 'Eyes Wide Shut', and his widow, Christiane, is pleased that his work will be kept in the UK, where he spent most of his life.

The centre will be open to students and the public and will also feature screenings of his classic films.

Kubrick's friend and fellow filmmaker, Stephen Spielberg, said: 'In the whole history of movies, there has been nothing like Kubrick’s vision. It was a gift to us, and now it is a legacy.'

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