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Zayed National Museum to open in 2013
by Luke Tuchscherer | 10 Dec 2009
A new museum in Abu Dhabi, being built under advisement from the British Museum, is to open 2013. The Zayed National Museum, which is being developed by the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), is to be the cornerstone of the Saadiyat Island Cultural District. Designed by London's Foster + Partners, the 12,000sq m (130,000sq ft) museum is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late founder and
North Carolina Art Museum expansion to open in April
by Luke Tuchscherer | 10 Dec 2009
The North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, US, is to open its new 127,000sq ft expansion in April next year. Work began on the building, which was designed by New York-based Thomas Phifer and Partners, in December 2006. The new building will be home to the museum's permanent collection of 5,000 objects. The existing building will have its lobby renovated and will become a centre for temporary exhibitions, collections
Revamp underway at MOSI
by Tom Walker | 10 Dec 2009
Work has begun on a £7m redevelopment project on the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester. The project is being led by architects Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams and funded jointly by the European Regional Development Fund, North West Development Agency (NWDA), DCMS, Garfield Weston and a number of other trusts and foundations. The improvement works will include the removal of the metal ramps at the heart of the
Foster hails £97m Titanic scheme progress
by Pete Hayman | 10 Dec 2009
Northern Ireland tourism minister Arlene Foster has welcomed the "good progress" being made on the new £97m visitor attraction, which will be located in the centre of Belfast's Titanic Quarter. The Titanic Signature Building, which was designed by a team of international firms, including Eric Kuhn Associates, RFR and Event Communications, will tell the story of the city's association with the ill-fated luxury liner. Located at the head of the
Berlin's Neues Museum opens
by Luke Tuchscherer | 10 Dec 2009
The Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany has officially opened its doors for the first time in 70 years after a 212m euro (£192m) redevelopment project. The museum, which originally opened in 1855, was closed at the outbreak of World War II in 1939 and was subsequently damaged by bombing raids. British architect David Chipperfield’s refurbishment involved the reworking of the exhibition spaces, with modern design replacing the parts of the
Work begins on US$12m Natchitoches visitor attraction
by Luke Tuchscherer | 09 Dec 2009
Work has begun on the US$12m (£7.36m) Louisiana State Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum in Natchitoches, US. The Sports Hall of Fame will feature a collection of memorabilia donated by 250 Louisiana sports figures, while the history museum will operate as part of the Louisiana State Museum system and will focus on the contributions of the diverse cultures that have shaped the state. The 28,000sq ft building
HLF funding boost for historic Derry school
by Pete Hayman | 07 Dec 2009
Plans for the transformation of the disused London Street Cathedral School in Derry, Northern Ireland, into a new social enterprise centre have been handed a £832,000 boost by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The B1-listed Victorian schoolhouse, which was built in 1891 as the primary school attached to the St Columb's Church of Ireland Cathedral, is to be restored to provide a new venue for cultural and heritage tourism. London-based
'Line of light' planned for Hadrian's Wall
by Pete Hayman | 25 Nov 2009
Hadrian's Wall Heritage (HWH) has announced plans to create a 'line of light' along the length of the World Heritage Site between Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, and Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria. Around 500 points of light will be placed 250m (820ft) apart, following the 84-mile (135km) Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail on 13 March 2010, as part of next year's British Tourism Week. Led by HWH, the project will complement a wider
Work begins on US$185m Dallas museum
by Luke Tuchscherer | 24 Nov 2009
Work has begun on the new US$185m Perot Museum of Science & Nature in Dallas, Texas. The museum’s new home, designed by Thom Mayne of LA-based architects Morphosis, is being built at Victory Park in downtown Dallas. Chair of the museum’s board, Frank-Paul King, said: “The groundbreaking of the Perot Museum of Nature & Science is the next major milestone toward opening the doors to a world-class facility, one designed
University of California Berkeley scraps museum plans
by Luke Tuchscherer | 24 Nov 2009
The University of California Berkeley in the US has scrapped its US$143m plans for a new museum. The plans to build a new home for its Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive were designed by Tokyo-based architect Toyo Ito, but the university has not been able to raise the funds. The school only managed to raise about US$81m of the US$200m target and blamed the economic downturn. However, the
Mivan wins two new museum projects
by Martin Nash | 19 Nov 2009
Interiors and theming company Mivan has secured two major museum fit-out projects - the new £4.4m Glasgow Riverside Museum contract and a £1.6m project at the Museum of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, London. The Glasgow project will be Mivan's largest assignment since it worked on the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar and the company will be supplying and installing a range of exhibition systems, street
Bid to save historic Medway building
by Pete Hayman | 12 Nov 2009
A new campaign has been launched to safeguard the historic Aveling and Porter building in Strood, Kent, which is set to make way for a new riverside development. Medway Council is seeking to demolish the Edwardian building in order to allow for the construction of a new retail and residential scheme on the site, which is located on the banks of the River Medway. However, campaign group SAVE Britain's Heritage
Facelift plans for aqueduct heritage site
by Pete Hayman | 06 Nov 2009
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Wrexham, North Wales, is set to undergo a makeover in a bid to mark its designation as a World Heritage Site earlier this year. The structure's 1,007ft (307m) iron trough lining is to be drained and cleaned in preparation for the 2010 visitor season, allowing for a four-day inspection to be carried out. Work on the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal Project will be carried out as the
£2m refurbishment for Yorkshire Museum
by Pete Hayman | 03 Nov 2009
The Yorkshire Museum, one of the world's oldest purpose-built museums, has closed its doors to the public in order to allow a £2m refurbishment to get underway. Plans for the attraction, as part of the Letting in the Light scheme, will result in a complete overhaul of its interior, which will place the city's Roman heritage at the centre of the new-look museum. New exhibitions will highlight the museum's medieval
New-look Ashmolean Museum set to reopen
by Pete Hayman | 02 Nov 2009
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford is set to reopen on 7 November, following the completion of a major £61m redevelopment at the attraction. A new 10,000sq m (107,639sq ft) building - designed by London-based Rick Mather Architects - has been built to double the museum's existing display space and will comprise 39 new galleries, including four temporary exhibition spaces. Exhibition design company Metaphor has worked alongside
MoMA's new tower gets the go-ahead
by Martin Nash | 29 Oct 2009
New York City Council has approved the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) proposal for a new 82-storey tower. The 1,050ft (320m) mixed-use tower, designed by architect Jean Nouvel, will be on West 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, the same Manhattan block on which the museum already has its main exhibition area. MoMA says the museum will gain around 40,000sq ft (3,716sq m) of new gallery space, a 30
US$220m Miami Art Museum plans
by Luke Tuchscherer | 28 Oct 2009
Designs for the US$220m (£134m, 148.5m euro) Miami Art Museum in Florida, US have been revealed. The museum – designed by renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron – will be the centrepiece of the Miami Museum Park, which, as previously reported in Leisure Opportunities, will also feature the US$275m (£172m, 188m euro) Miami Science Museum, designed by British firm Grimshaw Architects. The museum will boast 200,000sq ft of programmable space,
New theatre for WWII Museum
by Luke Tuchscherer | 22 Oct 2009
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, is to open a new 250-seat theatre, which forms part of its US$300m renovation. The Solomon Victory Theatre is the centrepiece of the renovation – which will quadruple the size of the museum – and will be officially opened on 6 November, alongside the Stage Door Canteen and the American Sector restaurant. The theatre boasts a 30ft tall sharkstooth scrim screen
Seven firms make manor restoration shortlist
by Pete Hayman | 19 Oct 2009
Northern Ireland finance minister Sammy Wilson has announced that seven companies have been shortlisted to lead the £3m restoration of the Grade B-listed Cultra Manor in County Down. The Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) - acting on behalf of National Museums Northern Ireland - has now invited the shortlisted firms to tender for the contract to refurbish the manor, located at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. It is hoped that
Stonehenge visitor centre designs unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 13 Oct 2009
English Heritage has unveiled designs for the proposed new £25m visitor centre at Stonehenge after submitting a planning application for the scheme to Wiltshire Council. The facility, which is to be built 1.5 miles (2.4km) to the west of the historic site at Airman's Corner, has been designed by London-based architects Denton Corker Marshall to be environmentally sensitive to its surroundings. A pair of single-storey structures - one glass and
Public opening for historic mansion
by Pete Hayman | 05 Oct 2009
An 18th century mansion house in Worcestershire where Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was handed his first major landscape gardening commission has been opened to the public. Croome Court in Severn Stoke, located between Worcester and Pershore, has been opened by National Trust (NT), which owns the site, for the first time in its history, having formerly been a school and a centre for the Hare Krishna movement. A 1751 scheme to
New home for Miami Science Museum
by Luke Tuchscherer | 01 Oct 2009
The Miami Science Museum has received planning permission for its new US$275m (£172m, 188m euro) home. Museum Park Miami will be a 40-acre park designed for both “active and passive recreation”, with two museums – The Miami Museum of Science and the Miami Art Museum – as well as lawns, public gardens, fountains and pools. The new museum has been designed by British firm Grimshaw Architects, with an aquarium designed
British Museum to re-apply for extension
by Tom Walker | 17 Sep 2009
British Museum officials are to submit revised plans to Camden Council for a £135m extension that was initially turned down by the council in June. The rejigged plans, drawn up by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, include sinking part of the extension below ground in an attempt to solve criticism that the extension will block views of the Grade I-listed Reading Room. The new plans will go on public
Design team selected for historic mill
by Pete Hayman | 11 Sep 2009
A historic 18th century mill in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, is set to be redeveloped after a design team led by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios was appointed to draw up plans for the site's future. The team, which will also comprise structural engineers Adams Kara Taylor and landscape architects Grant Associates, has been appointed to examine sustainable solutions for the 212-year-old Ditherington Flax Mills. A partnership between English Heritage - which
MOCA to open later this month
by Luke Tuchscherer | 10 Sep 2009
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is to open its new location in New York on 22 September. The new 14,000sq ft space, located in a former machine shop, was designed by Maya Lin and will boast multiple exhibition galleries, interactive display kiosks, a multipurpose auditorium/classroom, a research centre and a space for multidisciplinary public programmes. MOCA’s core exhibition is called “With a single step: Stories in the making
New Southampton museum designs unveiled
by Pete Hayman | 03 Sep 2009
Southampton City Council (SCC) has unveiled the latest designs for the new Sea City Museum Project, which is set to form part of the wider development of a new Cultural Quarter for the city. The first phase of the Sea City Museum scheme, which has been designed by London-based architects Wilkinson Eyre, is scheduled to open to the public in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of
Mary Rose to be withdrawn from public view
by Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2009
The Mary Rose warship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is to be withdrawn from public view on 20 September in order to allow construction work to start on a new £35m museum at the Hampshire attraction. A special programme of events and activities will be provided during the temporary closure of the historic Tudor warship, which will remain out of view until 2012. The existing Mary Rose museum located elsewhere at
Event appointed for Giant's Causeway project
by Tom Walker | 02 Sep 2009
Exhibition design group Event Communications has been appointed to develop the interpretive design for the planned £18.5m visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway tourist attraction in Northern Ireland. Event will work closely with The National Trust - which manages the world heritage site - on the project which will include scoping, shaping and implementing the interpretative plan for the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast World Heritage Site. Steve Simons, executive
Evolution museum for Athens Zoo
by Tom Walker | 19 Aug 2009
UK-based Lazenby Design has been appointed to design the new Evolution Museum in Athens, Greece. Scheduled to open in 2010, the 4,000sq m museum will be located at the city’s Attica Zoological Park. The museum will house both outdoor and indoor exhibits, including immersive prehistoric environments, creature models, palaeontology displays and animated interpretive AV exhibits. The museum will chart the history of the planet from early organisms through the dinosaur
British Museum's expansion plans rejected
by Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2009
Camden Council has turned down a planning application for a £135m extension to the British Museum in London, UK. The proposed development, designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP), had secured the support of English Heritage but had angered a local conservation group, Bloomsbury Conservation Area Advisory Committee (BCAAC). RSHP's plans included a new 1,000 sq m (10,760sq ft) building at the rear of the museum, replacing the
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