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New funding to help attraction "lay foundations" for long-term redevelopment plans By Martin Nash
Welsh heritage minister Alun Ffred Jones, has announced £1m of Assembly Government funding for St Fagans: National History Museum near Cardiff. The funding, which follows
on from £400,000 last year from the government, will enable the museum to carry out essential maintenance and modernisation works across the site, such as upgrading its electrical and water capacity. The work is also designed to
lay the foundations for a longer term redevelopment of the site by ensuring it is capable of supporting proposed new galleries and visitor services. This project recently received
a £450,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant for the museum to work up more detailed plans.
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New galleries and visitor services are proposed for the attraction Under these redevelopment
proposals, St Fagans would see the introduction of the National Archaeology Collection and an extended time-line, which will cover the 250,000 years of human habitation of Wales. There would be investment in interpretation across the site
and the creation of a new indoor space in the grounds, providing an all-weather facility away from the existing main building. Existing galleries and facilities will also be upgraded. St Fagans: National History
Museum opened in 1948 as the UK's fi rst open-air museum.
Siemens to build £30m London visitor attraction Andreas J. Goss, chief
By Luke Tuchscherer executive of Siemens UK, said:
Siemens, the international engineering and technology fi rm, is to build a £30m visitor attraction in London. The Siemens Pavilion will
include exhibition space, a 300-seat auditorium and facilities for educational tour groups. There are plans for interactive exhibits, seating areas, a café and a shop, as well as outdoor seating areas and exhibition space. The centre, which is due to
open in early 2012 at the western end of the Royal Docks,
"Our aim is to create an attractive focal point that celebrates London's ambition and leadership in green technologies and sustainability." Siemens has appointed a
The new Siemens Pavilion will open its doors in early 2012
is expected to attract around 100,000 visitors a year. It is also hoped that school groups from across London will use the facility for educational trips.
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consortium comprising Pringle Brandon and Wilkinson Eyre Architects to design and build the attraction. The three-storey building will cover an area of 3,690sq m (39,720sq ft) and the total area to be developed is 7,000sq m (75,350sq ft). Locum Consulting is also involved with the scheme.
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