| SeaCity Museum | |
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 SeaCity Museum, viewed from the North. The pavilion is in the foreground. | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°54′29″N 1°24′28″W / 50.908021°N 1.407664°W |
| Opened | 10 April 2012 |
| Cost | £15,000,000 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Wilkinson Eyre (refurbishment and extension) E. Berry Webber (original building) |
| Main contractor | Kier Southern |
| Website | |
| seacitymuseum | |
The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station. The museum contains two permanent exhibitions, one dedicated to Southampton's connection with RMS Titanic, and the other to the city's role as gateway to the world. A third space for temporary exhibitions is housed in a purpose-built pavilion extension to the civic centre. Further phases of development may yet add to the exhibition space.[1]
The museum was designed by Wilkinson Eyre with Kier Southern serving as the main contractor. The budget for the museum was £15M, approximately £5M of which came from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with Southampton City Council and Southampton Cultural Development Trust providing the remainder.[1] The council had planned on selling works from their municipal art collection to fund the museum, but backed down after encountering significant opposition from both within and outside the city.[2]
- ^ a b Steve Menary (January 2012). "The Icebergs are all in the Past" (Flash). Building Projects. netMAGmedia: 43–47. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Matt Smith (18 February 2010). "Southampton City Council back track on art sell off plans for museum funds". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2012.