attractioNs & museums New galleries for Liverpool venue
The £72m Museum of Liverpool, which opened in July, has revealed that it will open its new ground floor Great Port area and a first floor boasting three more gal- leries on 2 December. 3xN were behind the design
of the attraction, which already incorporates the Atrium and the Global City, Little Liverpool, Wondrous Place and Skylight galleries. The Great Port on the
ground floor will explore Liverpool’s history on the River Mersey and uses exhib- its from National Museums Liverpool’s land transport collection to tell the story. On the first floor, visitors will be able to
Te £72m Museum of Liverpool first opened its doors to visitors in July
examine the Liverpool Overhead Railway, which was demolished 55 years ago but revived to be sited over the Great Port gallery. Other galleries to open on the first floor will include
City Soldiers, dedicated to the history of the King’s Regiment. Te History Detectives gal- lery will provide a background to the city. Museum of Liverpool director Janet Dugdale
said: “Aside from Te Great Port on the ground floor, we are also opening up the entire first floor of the museum.”
MLA accredits eight Scottish attractions
Eight properties operated by the National Trust for Scotland have been officially accredited as attractions by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA). Brodick Castle, Broughton
House, Culross Palace, Fyvie Castle, Pollok House, House of Dun, Hugh Miller Birthplace Cottage and Museum, and the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum have all been offi- cially recognised as meeting industry-wide guidelines on how they are run, how they look aſter collections and the services they provides to visitors. MLA chair Andrew Motion said: “It recog-
Work is expected to take six months to complete
Housesteads museum to undergo refurbishment
The English Heritage-run facilities at Northumberland’s historic Housesteads Roman Fort, including the museum and visitor centre, have now shut ahead of a major renovation project. Due to take six months to complete, the
scheme is being led by the agency alongside the National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority. Te first phase of the project will cost
more than £1m and will include a refurbish- ment of the museum in order to improve the interpretation and visitor facilities.
Te Robert Burns Birthplace Museum has been accredited by the MLA Te Museum Accreditation Scheme sets
nises the high standard and service that these Trust properties provide and acknowledges the hard work of the staff”.
nationally agreed standards for all museums in the UK. It has since become the respon- sibility of Arts Council England aſter MLA functions were transferred on 1 October.
A new voyage for National Maritime Museum
Exhibition designer Real Studios has created an introductory gallery for the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to coincide with the opening of the new Sammy Ofer wing. Te Voyagers exhibition uses AV installa- tions, text, objects and personal narrative to
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evoke the historic and contemporary relevance of the sea and maritime heritage. Images are projected over a central wave
structure and follow themes such as naviga- tion, exploration, leisure and conflict. Tere is also an interactive space for children.
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HLF support for Museum of Free Derry plans
The Museum of Free Derry’s plans to expand its home in Derry, Northern Ireland, have received a £500,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant. A community space; an archive and
research area; and increased exhibition space are included in the proposals, as well as enhanced public facilities. Stella McDermott from the HLF said:
“Tis project will provide the extra space and enhanced facilities that are necessary to enable the museum to offer a first class experience to visitors.”
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Bernard Donoghue appointed ALVA director
Robin Broke, who led the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) for 15 years, has retired. He has been replaced by Bernard Donoghue. Donoghue, who is also the chair of
London International Festival of Teatre and spent 13 years as head of government and public affairs at VisitBritain, begins in the role with immediate effect. Broke, who took over the role as director
of ALVA in 1996, has presented the associ- ation on a number of committees and also sat on the board of Tourism Alliance.
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