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Springbok Experience opens
An interactive museum that charts the history of rugby in South Africa has opened at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, one of Africa’s busiest visitor attractions.
The 800sq m, two storey museum
explains the country’s complex but proud rugby heritage. It features more than 64 audio visual monitors and computer screens, interactive Springbok Trials skills tests for children and adults as well as a Springbok clothing store. The Springbok Experience also tells
the largely untold story of black rugby history from the 1860s to present day. The new home of South African Rugby Union is the latest international project from museum design consultancy Mather & Co and is more than a museum, says project director, Sarah Clarke: “The Springbok Experience is a modern, interactive and up-to-date museum which looks at the historical, social and political influences rugby has had in South Africa – the project is much more than just a rugby museum; it’s a heritage project.”
Stonehenge centre on track for December launch
The first phase of the multi-million pound improvements to Stonehenge are set to launch to the public next month. A new visitor building, located 1.5 miles
to the west of Stonehenge, will allow people to learn more about the monument in a museum-quality permanent exhibition curated by English Heritage. A 360-degree virtual, immersive experience will let visitors ‘stand in the stones’ before they enter a gallery presenting the facts and theories surrounding the monument through various displays and nearly 300 prehistoric artefacts. Designed by Denton Corker Marshall, the
centre is an environmentally sensitive and fully accessible building with a high BREEAM rating. Green features include an open loop ground source heating system, mixed mode
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ventilation and a treatment system for recycling grey water. Facilities include a dedicated education space, a café and shop. This will be followed by the opening of a
group of reconstructed Neolithic houses in Easter 2014. The houses are the highlight of the outdoor gallery and will be built from January 2014.
The final phase of the project – the
restoration of the landscape around Stonehenge – will be completed in the summer of 2014. Work to demolish the existing facilities and return the area to grass will begin immediately after the new visitor centre has opened and will continue for a few months.
The £27m scheme is the largest capital
project ever undertaken by English Heritage.
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