Peter Rabbit hops into Beijing's UCCA Lab
After learning about “Where the Story Begins,” visitors are invited to embark on “A Great Adventure,” which takes place in Mr. McGregor’s garden. Here visitors can participate in a slew of hands-on activities ranging from DIY gardening, hide-and-seek and rescuing Peter Rabbit, to a flower pot workshop, to acquire knowledge about plants and animals and gain a fuller understanding of the hero’s adventurous spirit.
The third section, “A Fierce Battle”, re-enacts the scene in The Tale of Mr. Tod, where the grown-up Peter Rabbit and his cousin Bunny Benjamin are engaged in a battle with their troublesome neighbors – fox Mr. Tod and badger Tommy Brock - to rescue Benjamin’s stolen baby.
After Peter Rabbit’s adventures come to an end, the exhibit’s fourth section, “Tell Me Another Story”, guides tourists into a tailor shop inspired by The Tailor of Gloucester, which Potter called her personal favorite of all her books. In the shop, all the costumes worn by Potter’s animal characters are on display, allowing visitors to try them on.
The exhibition culminates in “A Beautiful Legacy”, where the audiences are encouraged to express whatever they want to say about Beatrix Potter and her literary legacy through writing or drawing.
Born into an upper-middle-class household in 1866, Potter, like most girls of her class during the Victorian Age (1837-1914), was educated by governesses. She had numerous pets (among which her pet rabbit Peter Piper inspired her to create Peter Rabbit) and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, nurturing her love of landscape, flora and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted.
