A real place on screen
UCL Wilkins Building & Flaxman Gallery
Under the university’s dome, the Flaxman Gallery displays plaster models by the sculptor John Flaxman. The gallery remains part of a much larger, evolving university complex.
- Architect / attribution
- William Wilkins (main building)
- Building chronology
- Main building 1826–1829; gallery opened 1851
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
The real building
Own Personal Photography. 2007. The image is of the portico building, en:University College London .
Films at UCL Wilkins Building & Flaxman Gallery
Inception (2010)
On screen: Cobb meets Ariadne
UCL confirms that the characters’ first meeting was shot in the Flaxman Gallery. The photograph shows the Wilkins Building exterior, not that interior scene.
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame
Warner Bros. / Legendary Pictures / Syncopy · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.