The transportation of Banksy's Valentine’s Day Mascara - in pictures

Banksy's Valentine's Day Mascara appeared in Margate in February 2023. The first step of protecting the mural was covering it in Perspex. All photos: Red Eight Gallery
A fence is erected around the work
The piece is surrounded by scaffolding. The operation of removing and transporting the work was weeks in the planning and cost tens of thousands of pounds
Workers cut around Banksy's Valentine's Day Mascara
The section of wall bearing the work is pulled away ...
... and then lifted up on to a lorry
The mural is driven to Dreamland in Margate
Valentine's Day Mascara is unloaded and unpacked at Dreamland, a disused amusement park in the town on England's south-east coast
It is currently at Yamaha Music London on Wardour Street