Major Museum Developments in England’s North Country for 2010
The fascinating early history of York – the Capital of the North of England – is to be told through groundbreaking research and internationally important collections at the newly refurbished Yorkshire Museum, opening August 2010. The might of the Romans, the power of the Vikings and the wealth and romance of the medieval period will be revealed following an investment of ВЈ2 million which will totally transform the interior of this remarkable building. The new look museum will also include a learning level and a stunning audio visual introduction to the History of York in a 300 seat auditorium.
www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
Press contact: For more information please contact Lee Clark, Media Coordinator at York Museums Trust on +44 (0)1904 687673 or email lee.clark@ymt.org.uk
The JORVIK Viking Centre will reopen in February 2010 following a ВЈ1 million refurbishment. The new centre will incorporate an underfoot reconstruction of the original Coppergate excavation on which the Viking Centre was built; new state-of-the-art animatronics and the reconstruction of a new Viking-age house and backyard.
In conjunction with the reopening, the 25th JORVIK Viking Centre Annual Viking Festival (13 – 21 February) offers a bumper programme of events in York, in celebration of its 25th anniversary. Visitors can join in the action as hundreds of Vikings from all over the world descend on the city for the nine day programme which will include Vikings fighting in ferocious battle; a spectacular celebratory fireworks display; a newly commissioned theatre piece from one of the north’s most admired theatre groups and an atmospheric candlelit evening of poetry and music performed for the Viking King.
www.visityork.org
www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
Press contact: David Scott, York Archaeological Trust, Tel: 01904 543426 or email dscott@yorkat.co.uk
A new People’s History Museum in Manchester is planned to re-open in early 2010 after a ВЈ12.5 million re-development project. The redevelopment brings together the main gallery site and the collections storage and archive building under one roof – a refurbished Pump House with a spectacular new extension.
www.phm.org.uk
The ВЈ72m Museum of Liverpool is the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for over a century and the world’s first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city. Opening in 2010/11 and occupying an enviable UNESCO World Heritage waterfront site, it will be a fantastic, free, family visitor attraction and an exceptional learning and community resource dedicated to telling the story of Liverpool’s development from pre-history to the present day.
www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
Press contact: Lucy Cattell; Tel: +44 (0)151 4784779;
email: lucy.cattell@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk
A major exhibition bringing together over 150 works by Picasso from across the world will be presented at Tate Liverpool from 21 May to 30 August 2010. Picasso: Peace and Freedom will reveal a fascinating new insight into the artist’s life as a tireless political activist and campaigner for peace, challenging the widely-held view of the artist as creative genius, playboy and compulsive extrovert.
www.tate.org.uk/liverpool
December 14, 2009
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