DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE: MUSEUMS
Visitors can jam at interactive stations
NatioNal Blues MuseuM St Louis, Missouri, USA
n OPENING TBC The cultural complex is just one of numerous large projects planned for the Albanian capital
A new National Blues Museum is be- ing proposed for St Louis, Missouri, US, as part of plans to reinvigorate the city’s riverfront area.
The museum will feature interactive exhibits, 2,320sq m (25,000sq ft) of programming space and a 100-seat theatre. The central hub will be The Blues Lab, housing a number of inter- active stations, where visitors can try out and record their ’jamming’ skills. The Icons/Legends and Timeline exhibits will chart the history of blues music by presenting imagery, arte- facts and interactive tables. A variety of public programmes and members- only activities will also encourage repeat visits to the museum. The museum is to be a centre-
piece for the US$500m (£319.2m, e400m) Gateway Arch park rehabili- tation programme.
www.nationalbluesmuseum.org www.attractionshandbook.com
alBaNiaN MuseuM coMplex Tirana, Albania
n OPENING TBC
Architects BIG and builder Buro Happold are among the team developing a new 27,000sq m (290,625sq ft) cultural cen- tre and museum in Tirana, Albania. The complex will include a Museum of Religious Harmony, an Islamic cultural and heritage centre, and a mosque. The winning entry was selected from a shortlist of five finalists: Spanish Architect Andreas Perea Ortega; Architecture Studio from France; Dutch SeARCH and London- based Zaha Hadid.
The plans comprise one part of numer- ous large projects planned for the Albanian capital, Tirana, which is undergoing a large-scale urban transformation. The government is investing huge amounts in
the restoration and refurbishment of exist- ing buildings, the construction of a series of new public and private urban structures, and the complete reconceptualisation of the city’s Scanderbeg Square. The square will be the site of the new cultural complex and plans include opening up a series of plazas to serve as an urban extension of the place of worship.
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Scanderbeg Square is to be revamped
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