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Visitor centre for Giant's Causeway
by Tom Walker | 16 Jun 2008
Work on a new visitors centre at UNESCO world heritage site Giant’s Causeway could begin in autumn 2009 for a spring 2011 opening if a planning application by the National Trust is approved by the end of this year. The National Trust, which is working on the scheme in partnership with Moyle District Council, also announced it will be committing £6m to the project to replace the previous visitors centre,
The Lightbox wins Art Fund Prize
by Luke Tuchscherer | 03 Jun 2008
The Lightbox art gallery and museum in Woking has won the £100,000 Art Fund Prize. The Lightbox – the end result of a 15-year campaign by a group of locals to obtain a galley for the Surrey town – was designed by Marks Barfield Architects, who designed the London Eye. Chair of the judges, Sue MacGregor, said: “It was a difficult final choice for the judges, but in the end
Council to fund museum revamp
by Tom Walker | 07 May 2008
The Leighton House Museum in London's Holland Park is to undergo a £1.3m revamp. The work, which will include upgrading the 19th-century museum’s central heating and electrical services as well as restoring the original decorations, has been funded fully by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The museum will close to the public on 31 October for the duration of the work, and is scheduled to reopen in November
Captain Cook attraction for Whitby
by Tom Walker | 02 May 2008
A new visitor attraction, centred on the legend of Captain Cook, is to be built in Whitby, Yorkshire. The Captain James Cook R.N. Charitable Trust has appointed visitor attraction design group, Continuum, to design and build the £1m attraction, which will be housed in an historic engine shed and entry will be through Whitby’ main railway station. Alan Eyles, project manager for Continuum, said: “It’s a really interesting job to
Aberdeen arts centre to open in 2010
by Tom Walker | 18 Apr 2008
A £13m modern arts centre is to open in Aberdeen in 2010, after proposals were green lighted by the Scottish Government. The new centre recently received £4m in capital funding from the Scottish Arts Council and will be the first of its kind in northern Scotland. The development is the result of a partnership between Aberdeen City Council and Peacock Visual Arts, which hopes to attract 200,000 visitors a year
People’s History Museum revamp gets underway
by Tom Walker | 07 Apr 2008
Work has begun on the £12.2m redevelopment of the People's History Museum in Manchester. The redevelopment of the site will see the museum double in size and consolidate its current two sites into one via an extension. The extension has been designed by architects Austin-Smith:Lord, with Headland Desing Associates responsible for the exhibition design. Funding for the project has come from the Heritage Lottery Fund (£7.18m), Manchester City Council (£2m),
Dinosaurs take over Australian Museum
by Tim Nash | 17 Mar 2008
The Australian Museum in Sydney has unveiled a new 650sq m permanent exhibition exploring the pre-historic world of predator and prey. The Dinosaurs exhibition is split into four areas: Dinosaur World, Dinosaur Life, Discovering Dinosaurs and Surviving Dinosaurs. The creatures are brought to life through a range of hands-on fossil specimens, models, skeletons, touch screen computers, interactives, dramatic lighting effects and projected scenes. Visitors can make sounds like a crested
Hadid’s design for Michigan State University Art Museum chosen
by Luke Tuchscherer | 20 Feb 2008
London-based architect Zaha Hadid has had her design for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University in the US, chosen for the US$30m (£15.4m, 20.4m euro) project. Baghdad-born Hadid’s design beat off competition from Coop Himmelb(l)au, Morphosis, Kohn Pedersen Fox and Randall Scott. The project is largely being funded by Eli Broad – who is a Michigan State alumnus – and his wife Edythe, who are
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