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£1m HLF funding for London palace
First meeting for
Work on a 'palace for everyone' set to transform 17th century property
Scottish think tank
A new think tank comprising By Tom Walker
10 representatives from museums
across Scotland has met for the Historic Royal Palaces' (HRP)
first time at the University of plans for a major £12m scheme
Glasgow to discuss the future of to improve visitor facilities at
the sector. The Museums Think London's Kensington Palace
Tank was established following have received a £1m funding
the Museums Summit earlier this boost from the Heritage
year to make recommendations Lottery Fund (HLF).
to the Scottish Government as Work on the 'Welcome to
part of a draft national strategy Kensington - a palace for
that will determine the future everyone' project is set to get
direction of Scottish museums. underway in June 2010 to
transform the 17th century Wesley Kerr, chair of HLF London (left), with Sir Trevor McDonald
London attractions see
property into an educational
rise in visitor numbers
and inspirational visitor An inner central 'hub' is also campaign to raise the remain-
The number of people visiting experience, as well as opening included in the proposals to ing £4m over the next two
museums, galleries and other it up to a wider audience. give visitors a feel of what the years is now underway.
London attractions increased by The scheme will include the palace has to offer inside, as Sir Trevor McDonald, HRP
8.4 per cent in June, compared creation of new public gardens well as new educational and trustee, said: "This ambitious
with the same period last year. to link the palace with a community facilities and clearer initiative will enable many
The figures from Visit London neighbouring park, a new routes and signage. more people to explore this
also revealed that the total visitor entrance leading from The project is being financed palace of extraordinary history;
number of visitors for the three the Broad Walk and the Round by HRP with the support of opening its doors, its rooms, its
months from April to June was Pond to establish an outdoor donors, trusts, sponsors and memories, its stories, its
up 12.8 per cent on the same space for public use, and charitable foundations, with gardens and its collections to
period last year. The boost in improved access. £8m already secured. A the widest possible audience."
visitors has been attributed to
warm weather and European
tourists taking advantage of the
RAF museum to trial audio tours
V&A opens new
weak pound. During the period,
Ceramics Gallery
visits to paid attractions rose 14 By Martin nash
per cent, while free attractions The Victoria and Albert (V&A)
saw a 12 per cent increase. The Royal Air Force Museum at Museum in South Kensington,
Hendon in north London is to London, has opened seven new
Renewable attraction
trial mobile phone audio tours. galleries showcasing one of the
for Renfrewshire
The test will begin in the world's most complete
ScottishPower Renewables has Bomber Hall with the tours collections of ceramics.
opened a new visitor centre at delivered via the visitor's The 3,000 objects that have
the Whitelee Windfarm in East mobile phone, where the user now been put on display date
Renfrewshire. The facility boasts calls a number and then presses Visitors will be able to access back to 2500 BC, including
exhibitions on renewable power a sequence of keys to learn information on mobile phones Ming dynasty Chinese
generation, the construction of more about an exhibit. porcelain, Dutch Delftware
the windfarm and the local Tour recordings will also be There can be several recordings ordered by Queen Mary for
environment. An education hub available on the museum's for each exhibit, with different Hampton Court Palace and a
will also enable children and website, enabling users to 'layers' to act as an introduction vase painted by Picasso.
adults to learn more about download them to their mobile for newcomers, to add fresh A gallery dedicated to
windfarms and renewable energy. ahead of a visit if they don't insights for students or to offer Architectural Ceramics contains
Kirk Ramsay, CEO of Glasgow want to use their call minutes in-depth views for enthusiasts. large-scale objects, while a
Science Centre, which will for audio tours, but still want to Based on the results of the further two rooms are devoted
operate the attraction, said: "We hear them. trial, the scheme could be to factory and handmade 20th
are proud to be managing the The museum views the move expanded using the mobile century collections respectively-
visitor centre at Europe's largest as having huge potential to phone method or developed and another gallery accommo-
onshore windfarm." increase the visitor experience. on to dedicated audio devices. dates contemporary works.
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