This February half term, FRAMELESS immersive art experience is inviting families to step inside the beloved world of The Colour Monster, as Anna Llenas’ iconic book is transformed into a fun and emotion-filled immersive experience for the very first time.
Created to celebrate the National Year of Reading and marking the 10th anniversary year of the bestselling picture book, the experience takes the story off the pages and into a fully immersive environment, where emotions are brought to life through colour, movement and sound. Designed for children and adults, the experience offers a calm, magical space to slow down, connect and explore emotions together.
Taking place within FRAMELESS’ Blank Canvas Gallery, the experience uses Anna Llenas’ distinctive, collage-style illustrations to guide visitors through a series of beautifully crafted emotional worlds. Different feelings, from happiness and sadness to anger and calm, are given their own moments, colour and atmosphere, encouraging curiosity, reflection and meaningful conversation.
The immersive story starts with the Colour Monster feeling overwhelmed and confused as his emotions are all mixed together, but with help, he starts to understand what each feeling means by separating them into coloured jars. As each emotion is explored, the experience gently reinforces a powerful message for audiences, that all feelings are ok and talking about them helps us feel lighter, clearer and happier.
For the past decade, The Colour Monster has helped children around the world understand how to manage their feelings and build emotional literacy and resilience from an early age. Inspired by Anna’s background as an art therapist, the book, published by Templar Books, incorporates techniques she has developed to help make conversations around wellbeing more accessible, playful and easier to understand.
Anna Llenas said: “Art has always been a powerful way for children, and the adults around them, to explore and make sense of emotions. Galleries offer a rare opportunity to step away from screens and the pressures of everyday life, creating space to pause and enter into meaningful conversations. FRAMELESS is the perfect home for this new experience, using the latest technology to add an entirely new dimension to my book through the power of immersive storytelling.”
As part of the National Year of Reading, FRAMELESS invites visitors not just to look, but to read, listen, share and connect as they enter the world of the Colour Monster, turning a much-loved story into a shared, sensory experience that stays with families long after they leave the gallery.
Families can experience The Colour Monster in FRAMELESS’ Blank Canvas Gallery during the daytime from 13th-22nd February 2026, before it continues as part of FRAMELESS Parent & Toddler sessions from 23rd February to 28th April 2026 (Monday-Thursday, term time, 11am-2.30pm). Entry to The Colour Monster experience is included with any standard FRAMELESS ticket when Blank Canvas is open to the public.
For more information and to buy tickets visit www.frameless.com
Address: FRAMELESS, 6 Marble Arch, London W1H 7AP (1 minute walk from Marble Arch tube station)
Standard opening hours (subject to change):
- Monday – Friday: 11am – 6pm (last entry 4pm)
- Saturday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm (last entry 4pm)
Half term and Holiday opening hours:
- Monday – Sunday: 10am – 7pm (last entry 5pm)
Ticket Prices*
*Please note all bookings incur a £2.50 booking fee
Adult & Child:
Adult from £27.50 / Child from £18 – Special advance/online price
On the day from – Adult £29.50 / Child £20
Flexi Ticket
Flexible entry time on a chosen day from Adult £30 / Child £19
Family Ticket
2 adults & 2 children – from £82
Not available after 4pm on Friday and Saturdays
Parent and Toddler
1 adult & 1 pre-school child – from £20
Only available online, Monday-Friday 11am – 12:30pm during term-time
Seniors
Adult from £20 – Special advance/online price
Only available off peak
