Brand Anniversaries
We love a celebration!
…and anniversaries are a great way to boost any licensing programme. As Licensing International recently pointed out ” 2023 is the year of the Anniversary”, but it isn’t only the big guns celebrating. Take a look at the year ahead for poignant dates in the LMI Brand calendar.
British Motor Heritage – Morris 75th anniversary 2023 Morris Minor celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2023. The first model was unveiled at the London Earls court Motor Show in September 1948. The Morris minor symbolised Britain’s emergence from the 1940s austerity and reportedly over 1.3 million were manufactured in the UK alone. Morris Minors were manufactured between 1948 and 1971.
In 2023 we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the 1st Edition of The Little Prince.
A great opportunity to celebrate worldwide and to gather the fans from all over the world with a new animated TV series to celebrate!
For our USA friends or anyone in town, the New-York Morgan’s Library exhibition is running until 5th February and it holds the original manuscript and art for The Little Prince.
One of the most important books ever published, the first edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays, known as the First Folio. Today, this volume is one of the most prized treasures in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s collection. This year is the 400th anniversary year of its publication.
Published as ‘Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies’ in 1623, the book contains 36 of Shakespeare’s plays and includes an engraved portrait of the author that has since become the iconic image of Shakespeare recognised around the world.
2024
International Space Archives – 55th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Mission 2024
2024 will see the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing ‘humankind’s most historic achievement’. The International Space Archives licensing programme includes access to 259 mission patches and a treasure trove of space imagery.
For further information on these or any of the fabulous Brands in our portfolio please contact us here or on: enquiries@lmiuk.com / +44 (0) 1425 403430
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