The Photographers’ Gallery in London has announced that it will reopen on 19 May following its delayed £8.9m redevelopment.
The gallery, which first opened in Great Newport Street in 1971, relocated to Ramillies Street in Soho in 2009. It closed for redevelopment in September 2010 hoping to reopen a year later but fundraising for the capital project proved difficult.
The gallery has raised £8.5m to date with £3.6m coming from Arts Council England, £2.4m from the sale of its previous building and £2.5m from foundations, trusts, individuals, corporates and an auction of donated photographs that was held last year.
The Photographers’ gallery will reopen with 30 large-scale images from Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky’s 10-year study of the manufacture, distribution and use of oil. There will also be work by the New Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective.
O’Donnell + Tuomey is the architect for the Photographers’ Gallery while a new visual identity has been created by design consultancy North.
Meanwhile, the British Museum has secured £10m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre.
The project is now 80% funded with £118m of the £135m total raised. The centre is due to open in spring 2014.
The HLF has also announced a grant of £1.4m for the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum in Penzance, Cornwall, to develop a learning centre.
The gallery, which first opened in Great Newport Street in 1971, relocated to Ramillies Street in Soho in 2009. It closed for redevelopment in September 2010 hoping to reopen a year later but fundraising for the capital project proved difficult.
The gallery has raised £8.5m to date with £3.6m coming from Arts Council England, £2.4m from the sale of its previous building and £2.5m from foundations, trusts, individuals, corporates and an auction of donated photographs that was held last year.
The Photographers’ gallery will reopen with 30 large-scale images from Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky’s 10-year study of the manufacture, distribution and use of oil. There will also be work by the New Delhi-based Raqs Media Collective.
O’Donnell + Tuomey is the architect for the Photographers’ Gallery while a new visual identity has been created by design consultancy North.
Meanwhile, the British Museum has secured £10m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre.
The project is now 80% funded with £118m of the £135m total raised. The centre is due to open in spring 2014.
The HLF has also announced a grant of £1.4m for the Porthcurno Telegraph Museum in Penzance, Cornwall, to develop a learning centre.
