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The Octagon is an exhibition space at the heart of UCL’s Main Campus in Bloomsbury.
Located in the Wilkins Building, the Octagon Gallery hosts a programme of topical exhibitions that bring to life current research at UCL and showcase UCL’s rich collections and archives.
Visiting
Information on visiting the Octagon Gallery.
Current exhibition
Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London
This exhibition places students at the heart of UCL's 200-year history. Students are foundational to the story of UCL and, since the beginning, have been free to invent their own traditions and forge a distinctive student culture in London.
It also marks 130 years since the formation of what became Students’ Union UCL, now one of the largest student-led organisations in the world.
On display are items from UCL Special Collections, Students' Union UCL and UCL Museums, each of which sheds light on an aspect of UCL student life. These include student identity, spaces and community-building, and national and international student activism and engagement across two centuries.