Museum News Helsinki Guggenheim a step closer
A new concept and devel- opment study into the development of a Guggenheim museum in Helsinki, Finland, has identifi ed a site along the South Harbour waterfront for the project. T e fi ndings were delivered by representatives of the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation to Helsinki mayor Jussi Pajunen on 10 January, a year after the report was commissioned. A city-owned site where the
Helsinki mayor Jussi Pajunen (fi ſt h from leſt ) and the Guggenheim team
Kanava Terminal Building is currently located is set to host the 12,000sq m (129,167sq ſt ) attraction, which will boast 3,920sq m (42,195sq ſt ) of galleries. T e rec- ommendations, which also places the cost of construction and design at 140m (£116m, US$179m), will now be reviewed by the City Board and City Council of Helsinki. It has been estimated that the mid-range attendance for a museum will be 500,000-
550,000 visitors a year, of which around 300,000 are expected to come from Finnish residents. T e study also recommends that a new Guggenheim Museum absorb some of the exhibitions and education functions under- taken by the Helsinki Art Museum. Pajunen said: “T e study clearly states that
investment in the proposed Guggenheim would be worthwhile economically.”
‘Napoleonland’ park and museum planned for France
Yves Jégo, the mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne commune in central France, has announced plans to build a historical theme park celebrat- ing the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, the former French emperor. T e park would be located in Montereau, south east of Paris - the site of the
former French leader’s most famous victory against the Austrian army in 1814. Jégo said that he is looking to secure fund-
ing of around €200m (£166m, US$259m) for the park, which is set to include a number of attractions and a museum.
London’s Design Museum to treble in size
Detailed plans have been revealed for the reloca- tion of the Design Museum in London from its cur- rent location on the south bank of the Thames to the Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington. John Pawson has redesigned
the interior of the Grade II*-listed Commonwealth building while Netherlands- based OMA has planned the surrounding residential devel- opment. T e move will bring the museum into Kensington’s cultural quarter, where it will join the V&A, Science Museum, Natural History Museum, Royal College of Art and Serpentine Gallery. T e new building will open in 2014 and will treble the amount of gal- lery space currently available. T e museum aims to double its visitor numbers to 500,000
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T e museum aims to double its visitor numbers to 500,000 a year
a year, and will greatly expand its education and public events programme with state of the art facilities. Funding for the project will come from a number of sources, including £17m (€20.5m, $26.5m) from The Conran Foundation and a £4.95m (€6m, $7.7m) grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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