The Museum of London’s exhibits include Lyons tearoom from 1922, period costumes (left) and the Lord Mayor’s coach from 1857 (below)
Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada In Ottawa, The Canadian Museum of Nature reopened in May, after a brief closure at the end of an eight-
year, CA$215m (£142.2m, US$204m, 165m) refurbishment of the historic building. The renovations have transformed the site into a 21st century museum of natural sciences. The operators are hoping visitor numbers will now rise from 250,000 to 350,000 a year. Now the building work is complete,
parts of the museum that have been closed for decades because of the crumbling architecture are open. An interior buffer zone wall in the gallery spaces ensures the temperature and humidity control, so exhibits which have been too fragile to be on display previously, are now part of the museum. The most exciting addition is the 19m (62ft) blue whale skeleton, which forms the centrepiece of the RBC Blue Water Gallery. “The vibrant new signature exhi- bitions present the museum’s own research fi ndings and those of our colleagues across the country,” says chief operating offi cer, Joanne DiCosimo. “As a result of this compre- hensive renewal project, we can now engage visitors and people across Canada in important topics about nat- ural history and the environment.”
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Museum of London, UK Inspired by the 2012 Olympics, which will put London on the world stage, The Museum of London has invested £20m (US$28.7m, 23.2m) in the Galleries of Modern London, to make the museum a centrepiece of the city. Three years in the making, these gal- leries refl ect how London has evolved from 1666 to the present day. Starting with the city being rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1666, it goes on to show the cre- ativity and manufacturing of the 19th century, charts the wars, the swinging 60s and the various fashions up to the present day.
Director of the Museum of London, Professor
Jack Lohman, says: “The Galleries of Modern London will breathe new life into the museum, with extraordinary elevations fl ooding spaces with
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light and remarkable new galleries bring- ing our story of the greatest city in the world right up to date.” Interactive exhibits include a fl owing
River Thames, fl oating with concerns for Londoners, past and present, and touch objects of iconic London landmarks. The story can be updated with a fl exible exhibition space called Inspiring London.
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