Wilde was not the prison’s only famous resident; the film star Stacy Keach also numbered among the illustrious inmates.
The tours of Reading Gaol buit upon the successes of previous projects such as Brutal Utopias and Edge City: Croydon changing the perception of heritage from merely country houses and coastlines.
Projects such as this seek to explore the real places in which people live and work.
This project, was run in association with Artangel who worked in conjunction with over 30 artists to present readings and installations throughout the corridors of Reading Gaol and its empty cells.
During the two-month project, artists responded to the work of Wilde, the architecture of the prison and themes of imprisonment and separation.
The prison has been opened to the public with kind permission from The Ministry of Justice.
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The tours have now finished.