Museums & Galleries Smithsonian eyes UK as first international site
The US-based Smithsonian Institute is working to finalise a deal to open its first international location near the site of the former Olympic Stadium in London. London mayor Boris Johnson and
developers of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park site have already secured £33m ($50m, €44m) in private contributions for the proposed Smithsonian, which would help anchor the new “Olympicopolis” when it opens in 2021. At present, the Smithsonian has a total
of 19 museums in the US, 17 of which are in Washington, DC, and one in both Chantilly, Virginia, and New York City, New York. The National Zoo in Washington is also part of the Smithsonian Institute, which has research facilities globally. However, it is yet to open a visitor attraction outside the US. The 40,000sq ft (3,700sqm) Smithsonian
gallery would be part of the Olympicopolis educational and cultural quarter at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In September, Boris Johnson launched a major design competition for the new £400m ($650m, €503m) educational and cultural quarter, with more than 960 international firms having already
The culture and university district of “Olympicopolis” will be created on this triangular site
registered interest. Several high-profile names, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sadler’s Wells dance theatre and the University of the Arts London, are already involved in the project.
“We envision this as being a Smithsonian
facility that allows us to show the breadth and depth of everything that we do,” said Smithsonian acting secretary Al Horvath. Details:
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Sir Ian McKellen supports Hobbit museum The design for the New Taipei City Museum of Art
Kris Yao wins contest for Taipei art museum
Kris Yao | Artech has been selected to design the New Taipei City Museum of Art after winning an architectural contest with its design, which he named Contemporary Museum of Art among the Reeds. The $69m (£44m, €61m), 44,000sqm
(473,600sq ft) development, located in Taipei, Taiwan, is being funded by local government. Kris Yao’s winning design will incorporate the site’s historical, cultural and geographical features to form a sustainable vision for the proposed plan. Details:
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With the final installment of The Hobbit hitting cinema screens, fans are visiting the franchise’s home of New Zealand in record numbers, leading to calls for a “Middle Earth” museum. At present, fans of The
Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings can visit the Hobbiton Movie Set on New Zealand’s North Island as part of a two-hour guided tour. Speaking at the latest
film’s premiere in London, Sir Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf in all six of the Middle Earth films, said: “The next development, I hope, is that Peter [Jackson] is going to devise, not more films, but a situation where you can [visit a place] that is as much theatrical as cinematic. “A living museum, where you’ll actually
Ian McKellen plays Gandalf in The Hobbit trilogy
have the experience – as you sometimes do in the greatest exhibitions – to go into it and be there.” According to a recent
survey by Tourism New Zealand, between July 2013 and June 2014, around 13 per cent of international
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visitors to New Zealand said the films were a factor in their choice of destination. Since 2012, when the first Hobbit movie was released, visitor arrivals have surged from 2.4 million to a record annual rate of 2.83 million. Details:
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