National_Waterfront_Museum

National Waterfront Museum

National Waterfront Museum

Museum in Swansea, Wales

The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea or NWMS (Welsh: Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau) is a museum in Swansea, Wales, forming part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. It is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.

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Replica of Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive
National Waterfront Museum and marina

Construction and development

Building and exhibition design was carried out by Wilkinson Eyre[1] and Land Design Studio respectively, following an Architectural Design Competition managed by RIBA Competitions.[2] The £33.5 million museum, which secured funding from the Welsh Development Agency and £11 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund was opened in October 2005.[3]

Description and contents

Consisting of a major new slate and glass building integrated with an existing Grade II listed warehouse (formerly the Swansea Industrial and Maritime Museum), the new museum deals with Wales' history of Industrial Revolution and innovation by combining significant historical artifacts with modern technologies, such as interactive touchscreens and multimedia presentation systems.[2]

Concerns have been raised about the lack of accessibility for the new museum,[4] although it is one of the first museums in the United Kingdom to feature multilingual voiceovers, as well as British Sign Language captioning on all interactive content.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Waterfront Museum, Swansea". Architects' Journal. February 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Tourism hopes as new museum opens", BBC News, 17 October 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. [3]
    Gareth Jones (18 October 2005) "Split opinions on city makeover", BBC Wales News. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Disabled groups' fury at access". BBC News Online. 7 January 2005.
  5. [5]
    "Heritage365: Articles: TECH- the Digital Revolution (National Waterfront Museum, Swansea)". Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
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