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Austin-Smith:Lord redesigns People's History Museum, UK

Published: 10-Mar-2010

UK-based architectural and design studio Austin-Smith:Lord has redesigned the People's History Museum located in a former pump house in Manchester, England.

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The People's History Museum is the UK’s national center for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of materials relating to the history of working people in the UK. The museum is reopened after undergoing a GBP12.5 million ($18.8 million approx) redesign by Austin-Smith:Lord.

Located in a Grade II listed, former hydraulic pumping station designed by city architect Henry Price, the museum is the first public building in Britain to employ a cor-ten façade.

The museum closed for the massive redevelopment in October 2007. The redevelopment included the refurbishment of the existing pump house and the construction of a four-story extension alongside. A glass walk way has been constructed to link the two buildings.

The new building houses the museum galleries, changing exhibitions, education service, Labour History Archive and Study Centre, Textile Conservation Studio, corporate facilities, café and shop. The new People’s History Museum has more coherent museum galleries designed to display the collection with improved interactive exhibits and interpretation. The dramatic engine hall is stripped back to reveal the full volume of space and light to provide an exhibition and events space.

The museum tells the story of the history of democracy in Britain and about ordinary people’s lives at home, work and leisure over the last 200 years.

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