Category: Openings & closures
Geffrye Museum receives £12.3m HLF grant to unlock its listed buildings
Unlocking the Geffrye will see 70 per cent of the museum’s buildings open to the public, from 30 per cent currently, and the creation of a gallery, library, central reception, entrance and café. These fresh additions will sit alongside a… Read more
Mather & Co completes first phase of four-year Quarry Bank project
The £9.4m project which is partly Heritage Lottery funded (£3.9m granted in 2015) is scheduled for completion in its entirety by 2020, but the first phase, to design and interpret three ‘back shed’ spaces and the wider garden landscape, has… Read more
New art gallery opens as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017
Humber Street Gallery opens in Hull on today in the city’s regenerated Fruit Market cultural quarter part of the Hull UK City of Culture 2017 programme The three storey gallery in a former fruit and vegetable warehouse will present a… Read more
Polish museum wins reprieve from court over government takeover
A ruling from the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw on Monday said the Museum of the Second World War could continue to make preparations for its opening set to take place at the beginning of March. The… Read more
Flat-packed refugee shelter named Beazley Design of the Year 2016 at the Design Museum
Forming part of the opening exhibitions at the new Design Museum in Kensington, the Beazley Design of the Year Award entries ranged from a space cup that works in zero gravity, winner of the best product, David… Read more
Armoury in Action: hsd upgrades new gallery at the Tower of London
Opened to the public in December 2016, visitors can explore historical characters associated with the Tower’s various defensive, ceremonial and administrative functions through time. Six distinct historical periods spanning from the Norman Conquest to the present day have been included,… Read more
Design Museum review – regenerating a 1960s architectural icon into a modern template for museums
The first thing to appreciate when you make your way into the new Design Museum is its impressive atrium. The wide-open space not only lends the visitor a view of the three floors and a mezzanine of… Read more
Selectaglaze use its expertise in the conservation of Banqueting House at the heart of Whitehall
In 1619-22 after its predecessor was destroyed by fire, Inigo Jones designed the Banqueting House we see today. Since its erection, Banqueting House has stood witness to many historical events; its main use was to host State events, masques,… Read more
Marcon secures fit-out of new visitor centre at Pearse’s Cottage, Connemara
The famous cottage was used by Patrick Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, as a summer residence and summer school for his pupils from St Enda’s in Dublin and the new visitor centre will house exhibitions, meeting… Read more
Marcon Fit-Out completes the last chapter at Seamus Heaney HomePlace
The new visitor centre showcases the life and work of the late poet Seamus Heaney bringing together an interactive exhibition using the latest audio visual technology, a 160-seater theatre and performance space, learning zones for children and adults as well… Read more
Compton Verney Restoration Project – creating refreshing new ways to enjoy Capability Brown’s landscape
The Compton Verney Restoration Project was initially launched to restore the ‘Capability’ Brown Chapel of 1776-9, but the project was soon scaled up to include the landscape in which it sits, all considered in relation to the potential funds that… Read more
Yorkshire Sculpture Park – making art accessible to everyone among rolling hills and woodland
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is a pioneering outdoor cultural haven that aims to challenge, inspire, inform and delight its 400,000 annual visitors of which 48,000 are part of learning visits. Included in the landscape are formal gardens,… Read more