Illustrating Harry Potter

Hogwarts is coming to Hannahs

Grab your wand and prepare to hop on your Nimbus 3000, as a stunning exhi¬bition called Illustrating Har¬ry Potter comes to Hannahs at Seale-Hayne (just outside Newton Abbot) this summer (3 July – 25 September). The gallery exhibition at the Seale-Hayne site will showcase original illustrations, sketch¬es, models and final prints from the brand new edition of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, illustrated by Jim Kay.

The spellbinding exhibi¬tion has been put together by Seven Stories: The National Centre for Children’s Books in Newcastle (where the ex¬hibition is currently running), and Bloomsbury Children’s Books.

The exhibition will be the in¬spiration of a whole summer of magical events, including storytelling, astronomy, illustration classes, dinner theatre, cinema and quidditch lessons (yes it is a real sport!). Visitors will also be able to take part in a themed treasure hunt, visit Diagon Alley (recreated from the illustrations in the book) and even get lost in the unique willow Dragons Maze.

One of the most fun ways of enjoying the exhibition will be to jump onboard The Magic Express. Hannahs has teamed up with South Devon Railway to offer a steam train from Buckfastleigh to Totnes and then a trip up to the exhibition on a London Double Decker Bus. After your visit, you will then be dropped back to Buckfastleigh on the bus. Fun and suprises are promised along the way, and wizarding fancy dress is encouraged.

For more information visit http://www.discoverhannahs.org/harrypotter