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London’s historic Curzon Chelsea is reopening this autumn – and here’s a first look at what to expect from the brand new King’s Road venue.
Curzon’s new flagship venue is part of a redevelopment that has left the Art Deco façade intact but reimagined the 20,000 sq ft cinema beneath it as ‘a multi-purpose environment for the wider creative community’.
Alongside the 300-seat main auditorium, the venue will boast a space for big gatherings and live programming, two studio spaces for podcasts, writers’ rooms and ‘experimental screenings’, a video and audio recording studio, and a bar, café and creative special space.
Originally opened at the Gaumont Palace in 1934, Curzon Chelsea was shuttered in 2018 and demolished a year later.
The new venue, says Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull, will be a place ‘where audiences can move fluidly between formats – film, audio and live events – for a truly immersive experience.’
He adds that Curzon Chelsea is designed ‘to support a generation of creatives whose work spans platforms, from film to audio, digital content and live formats’.
‘We’re excited to return to such an historic location with a new flagship that will actively promote the creation and exhibition of the very best of British and international art and culture.’
Curzon Chelsea is designed by Takero Shimazaki Architects, the designers of Curzon Bloomsbury and Curzon Camden.
The new-look Curzon is part of The Gaumont, a development designed ‘to celebrate Chelsea’s cultural heritage and enhance its thriving creative scene’.
Look out for more news of an opening date later in the summer.
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