Preston’s affection for Wallace and Gromit has shown no sign of letting up in 2026.
Queues for the exhibition of Nick Park’s creations at The Harris has reached new lengths, stretching well into Fishergate.
A queueing system cut off is now in force for the final days of A Case At The Museum which showcases the duo as well as other Aardman creations too.
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It’s on the second floor of the Harris and staff have a queue system in place which stops the queue at the bottom of the stairs to enter the museum – before groups of people are allowed up to the second floor to move through the exhibition itself.
During Friday (2 January) the queue wrapped itself beyond the Miller Arcade and well into Fishergate as people braved the chilly temperatures for a final glimpse before the plasticine models, sketches and more from the creative mind of Park are packed up on Monday.
Final space in the queue is 1pm as the Harris caps the number of people being allowed in due to the popularity of the free exhibition.
Watch the queue below as it spills out into Fishergate or on our YouTube channel
The gift shop at the end of the Aardman exhibition is doing a roaring trade and the Harris is urging people in the queue to show patience and respect to museum staff.
The rest of the museum, art gallery and library remains open to access as normal and you do not need to queue if going into any other part of the building – with the Lancaster Road entrance also open which is handy if you’re nipping to the library and café side of the Harris.
The Wallace and Gromit exhibition has helped the Harris get off to a roaring reopening with more than 100,000 visits smashing all kinds of visitor records in the process following the £19million restoration project which saw the museum closed for nearly four years.
Once the Wallace and Gromit exhibition departs it will be replaced by the Harris Open which makes its return to the museum and art gallery.
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