Plans for Redeveloped Tasmanian Museum Unveiled
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) redevelopment will begin next year after the release of the architectural concept plan for the $200 million project.
The architectural concept plan, prepared by architectural firm Francis Jones Morehen Thorpe (fjmt), shows the shape and form the redeveloped TMAG will take.
TMAG has already begun preliminary preparations and is on schedule to begin the first stage of construction by the middle of next year.
Visitors to TMAG will begin to notice changes by the end of 2010 ahead of the commencement of major construction works in mid-2011.
The restoration of TMAG’s heritage buildings will be included in the first stage of construction, which will close the Bond Store and Commissariat Store to the public while the buildings are conserved, and the Watergate courtyard is transformed into the basis of an engaging new visitor entrance.
Visitors to the redeveloped TMAG will enjoy an engaging and vibrant outdoor civic space where archaeological evidence of Tasmania’s past can be experienced in situ.
The historic Watergate will be highlighted as the centrepiece of the entrance to your new museum; surrounded by heritage buildings on one side, and a new building housing a cafe and flexible program-delivery facility on the other.
TMAG’s heritage buildings will be preserved beneath an enclosed courtyard, creating an impressive welcome space for visitors. The Bond Store and Commissariat Store will be accessible year-round, and become an important showcase of Tasmania’s colonial heritage.
The new museum will be a world-class facility, providing double the current exhibition space while preserving the history and heritage of Tasmania.
www.tmag.tas.gov.au
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