About Us

We are creative, innovative, and original.

We work collaboratively with our partners and clients to achieve high quality outcomes with lasting impact. We are flexible and open-minded, delivering within agreed budgets, timelines, and targets.

Above all, we value integrity, credibility, and loyalty.

Team

Our success depends on the strength of our team. Our founders bring extensive experience in building and growing businesses, raising funds, for-profit and not-for-profit organisational management, media, arts, culture, heritage, education, and philanthropy. We've worked with some of the most famous and precious places and artefacts in the world.

Luke Purser

Luke Purser

Co-founder & Director
Alon Shulman

Alon Shulman

Co-founder & Director
Lord Fink

Lord Fink

Chairman
Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Creative Partner
Carl Cox

Carl Cox

Creative Partner
Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold

Creative Partner
Advisory Board

Advisory Board

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Our Work

Sunset at Stonehenge

Sunset at Stonehenge

The first ever live music performance at the World Heritage Site. Paul Oakenfold recorded a new album as the sun set before an audience of VIP guests. Over 2 million people have watched the online film and the event was listed in Rolling Stone’s top 50 music events of all time.

Magna Carta

Magna Carta

In 2021 Hawkwood brought to life the story of Magna Carta in Washington DC. For the first time ever, two original Magna Cartas were flown to the USA and displayed in a brand-new exhibition. Hawkwood imagined, designed, built, and installed the exhibition which featured around 30 artefacts, and created two new movies starring Hollywood actor/director Andy Serkis as King John.

Because it's There

Because it’s There

Andy trekked to Everest base camp with his wife Lorraine Ashbourne and sons Louis and Sonny to raise money for charity Best Beginnings. Hawkwood's Alon Shulman put on the exhibition of Andy's photos at the Leica Gallery in London's Soho.

Second Summer of Love

Second Summer of Love

Following the publication of his bestselling “Second Summer of Love”, Hawkwood’s Alon Shulman held a live Q&A with the legendary Carl Cox at the Saatchi Gallery in London, followed by an extraordinary live set with Carl Cox playing B2B with Fatboy Slim.

King John Films

King John and Magna Carta

To bring to life the story of King John and Magna Carta, the Hawkwood team wrote and produced two short films starring Andy Serkis as the most villainous of all English Kings. Filmed over two days in a green-screen studio under COVID restrictions, the films feature in the successful Hawkwood exhibition “Magna Carta: Tyranny, Justice, Liberty”.

Visions of the Self

Visions of the Self: Rembrandt and Now

This unique exhibitons paired Rembrandt's Self-Portrait with Two Circles with self-portraits by modern and contemporary artists including Warhol, Picasso, Sherman, and Jenny Saville. The exhibition, the brainchild of Hawkwood's Luke Purser, was a partnership with English Heritage. It explored the enduring influence of Rembrandt's self-portraiture and the concept of self-representation in art.

Tyranny, Justice, Liberty

Tyranny, Justice, Liberty

A 60-minute documentary film about the making of Magna Carta written and directed by Hawkwood's Luke Purser. Featuring dramatic re-enactments, in-depth interviews, and stunning footage of the sites and artefacts that tell the story of one of the most important documents in history.

Projects in Development

Working with cultural partners around the world, Hawkwood is currently developing a suite of touring, turnkey exhibitions.

Hidden World of Sherlock Holmes

Hidden World of Sherlock Holmes

Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Edwardian London, where the legacy of the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, is reborn. We’ve created a one-of-a-kind immersive experience that brings the stories and characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved tales to life like never before.

The Sunset Series

The Sunset Series

World-class DJs promoting local talent at the most iconic and inspiring cultural locations around the world. Building on the success of Sunset at Stonehenge, the Sunset series is delivered in partnership with a major global media partner and a range of sponsors.

Origins – Darwin, Evolution & Genomics

Origins – Darwin, Evolution & Genomics

Darwin’s “Tree of Life” notebook and recreated Down House study lead visitors from the Beagle voyage to CRISPR. A double-helix spatial design, ocean soundscapes, and animated DNA strands illuminate how British science continues to reshape our understanding of life.

Empire of the Sea

Empires of the Sea – Britain’s Maritime Legacy

From pirate coves and Harrison’s marine timekeeper to AI-optimised container routes, this exhibition reveals how navigation, trade and law at sea forged the modern world and now shape sustainable ocean tech. Interactive star-plotting, shifting sea-maps and ship-design labs place guests at the helm of past and future.

Style & Substance

Style & Substance – British Fashion as Innovation

Savile Row craft meets McQueen rebellion in a runway-inspired space where holographic garments and AR mirrors let visitors “wear” British style through time. Material-innovation pods showcase smart textiles and sustainable fibres, underscoring fashion’s constant reinvention.

Frames of Reality

Frames of Reality – British Film and the Art of Storytelling

Starting with Lumière and Robert W. Paul cameras, moving through Hitchcock and Bond, and ending on virtual production stages, this concept lets guests direct scenes, explore motion-capture with Andy Serkis’s suit, and witness Britain’s cinematic DNA.

The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game – Football, Identity & Innovation

From the original 1863 Laws to VR training rigs, this stadium-scale installation celebrates football’s social power and technological future. Chant tunnels, 360° goal replays and interactive penalty shoot-outs immerse audiences in the sport’s past, present and next evolution.

Cures & Catalysts

Cures & Catalysts – Britain’s Medical Breakthroughs

A lab-to-future narrative beginning in Fleming’s penicillin workspace, travelling through vaccination revolutions to AI diagnostics. UV-lit clean rooms, giant virus sculptures and interactive ethics tables place visitors at the frontier of global health.

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth – Exploration & the Human Drive

Scott’s sledging flag and Shackleton’s gear anchor a climate-controlled Antarctic chamber, while holographic map overlays leap from 19th-century charts to Mars panoramas. The show interrogates why explorers push boundaries – and where the next horizon lies.

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