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Jun 1

Written By alex mowat

Southampton city council

The HLF started a £15 million project to incorporate exhibitions in a restored Grade II listed building. Our design created a set of immersive exhibitions within the historic fabric of one building and used the spaces to bring to life the exhibitions’ narratives.

“Very thoughtfully set out with stories of local people affected by the tragedy. The use of the old court room for the story of the inquiry into the Titanic disaster is inspired!
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— Vanessa, Trip Advisor

The refurbishment has allowed the city’s residents, visitors and school children to have a museum that is easily accessible and that they could be proud of. Since completion, visitor numbers have exceeded expectations.

Listed buildings can be adapted and sustained to make great spaces for exhibitions and learning, here are other projects that apply this ethos:

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St Albans Museum

St Albans Council

This design imaginatively adapts and sustains the interior of the old abandoned Law Courts. It provides a new Museum, Art Gallery, cafe and hospitality spaces.

Rembrandt Exhibition

The National Gallery

We redesigned the temporary galleries at the National Gallery into a new sequence of alternating light and dark spaces, to showcase the late works of 17th-century Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn.

Italian Fashion Exhibition

V&A Museum

This exhibition created a new display to show why Italy’s fashion became such a global force from 1945 to the present day. The exhibition was set in the tall historic galleries in the V&A.

alex mowat

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