SeaCity Museum

The Architect led Design Team of Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Gifford, Engineers and CDM advisors and People Friendly Access Consultants, were appointed in early May 2009 following a design competition and tender submission. A parallel competition was held, resulting in the separate appointment of Urban Salon, as Exhibition Designers. Project Management duties are being carried out by Focus Consultants with Davis Langdon providing cost consultancy. Kier Southern was the building contractor on SeaCity Museum. The building work commenced in October 2010 and rapidly progressed, in November 2011 all three exhibition areas were handed over by Kier Southern to the city council as complete. Then 8Build, the councils museum fit-out contractor, started work on the exhibition areas. The total cost of the SeaCity Museum is about £15m. The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the project a total of £4.9m towards the attraction. Development funding was awarded in March 2009, and the bulk of the grant was awarded in 2010. The remainder of the money is being raised by Southampton City Council. A Southampton Cultural Development Trust has also formed as a Company limited by Guarantee to raise funds towards this project and other aspects of the citys Cultural Quarter. This independent, registered charity is governed by a board of volunteer Trustees drawn from the business and arts communities who are advocates for the arts and culture in the city.