About Subscribe Submit news Get in touch
 
Home Opinion In depth Video LIVE news Interviews Company profiles Events diary Jobs
Sale of Dismaland Banksy work will aid refugee charity | Planet Attractions
     



Sale of Dismaland Banksy work will aid refugee charity

A sculpture famously part of Banksy’s Dismaland is about to be auctioned off with half the proceeds going to aid the refugees depicted in the art work.






A sculpture famously part of Banksy’s Dismaland is about to be auctioned off with half the proceeds going to aid the refugees depicted in the art work.

Dream Boat is a coin-operated work that debuted in 2015 as part of Dismaland - a temporary art project in Weston-super-Mare, UK, that was a “sinister twist on Disneyland”. Banksy himself described the pop-up as a “family theme park unsuitable for children.”

The artwork depicts a crowded boat of refugees, which in the original work was chased by a coast guard board when a coin was inserted.

Now up for auction at Miami Art Week, 50% of the sale will benefit Choose Love - an advocacy organisation that provides humanitarian aid to refugees around the world.


Live

 

Delayed £100m Eden Project Morecambe sets sights on 2028 opening





Dollywood marks 40 years with drone spectacular by Dronisos





Tate Liverpool targets 2027 reopening after £12m UK government boost




Industry insights



The world is on fire, so why should we care about cultural heritage?



Video



WATCH: ‘Surround yourself in horror’ as Universal’s Horror Unleashed prepares for 2025 debut


In Depth



Supplier Showcase 2025: The biggest attractions projects landing worldwide this year



© Kazoo 5 Limited 2025
About Subscribe Get in touch
 
Opinion In depth Interviews
LIVE news Profiles Diary Video
Jobs
Sale of Dismaland Banksy work will aid refugee charity | Planet Attractions


Sale of Dismaland Banksy work will aid refugee charity

A sculpture famously part of Banksy’s Dismaland is about to be auctioned off with half the proceeds going to aid the refugees depicted in the art work.






A sculpture famously part of Banksy’s Dismaland is about to be auctioned off with half the proceeds going to aid the refugees depicted in the art work.

Dream Boat is a coin-operated work that debuted in 2015 as part of Dismaland - a temporary art project in Weston-super-Mare, UK, that was a “sinister twist on Disneyland”. Banksy himself described the pop-up as a “family theme park unsuitable for children.”

The artwork depicts a crowded boat of refugees, which in the original work was chased by a coast guard board when a coin was inserted.

Now up for auction at Miami Art Week, 50% of the sale will benefit Choose Love - an advocacy organisation that provides humanitarian aid to refugees around the world.


 



© Kazoo 5 Limited 2025