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March 2008 | May 2008 | July 2008 | September 2008 | November 2008 | January 2009

 

 

Reception

 
Interior Entrance

Access for all. The new entrance door is broken through. The museum will now be easily accessed from the South.
More progress is made on the new entrance with reception, cafe and displays.
 


Tay Whale
 

Stonework

The gallery where everyone's favourite exhibit 'The Tay Whale' will once again be hung, gets its first coat of paint.
 

Restoration of the exterior continues with repairs to the stonework above the doors at the top of the exterior grand stair.


Paving and Burns
 

New paving

The new pedestrian area to the South East is completed, including the area around the statue of the famous bard Robbie Burns.
 

The new terrace outside the new front entrance takes shape.


Victoria Gallery
 

Lift Shaft
The paintwork on the Victoria Gallery
is completed.
 
The new lift shaft awaits the fitting of the lift.


Albert Hall

Albert Hall

The Albert Hall, to contain the 'Dundee and the World' displays before the new colours are applied.

The Albert Hall, after the first coat of the new colour scheme is applied.


The Project is funded by Dundee City Council,
the Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic Scotland.
For further project information contact
John Stewart-Young, Arts & Heritage Manager.
e-mail john.stewart-young@dundeecity.gov.uk

 
 

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