Internment at Alexandra Palace Exhibition at Ally Pally

To mark the centenary of the First World War, Alexandra Palace's rather crypticly named ‘War on the Home Front’ exhibition tells the little known story of the Palace’s role as an internment camp during the First World War.

Between 1914 & 1918 Alexandra Palace was first home to thousands of Belgians fleeing the German invasion before becoming an internment camp for non- naturalised German, Austrian and Hungarian men who were considered a danger to the UK’s war effort.  The exhibition will uncover the personal stories and experiences of those imprisoned at the camp and the  dramatic change in local attitudes to how the Palace was being used.

Haringey Shed, an inclusive theatre company. and Alexandra Palace are also partnering for the first time to create a theatrical response to the Palace’s story which will be performed at 14:00 & 15:00 on Friday, 29th May. The performance will be a culmination of a 3 day workshop at the Palace where the young people will be immersed in the story which will be used as inspiration for a piece of promenade theatre. 

Register to attend via Eventbrite.