Harris Museum and Art Gallery under cover during restoration works Pic: Blog Preston The reopening of Preston’s Harris Museum has been delayed by a series
The reopening of Preston’s Harris Museum has been delayed by a series of setbacks encountered during the ongoing renovation of the building.The landmark city attraction closed exactly two years ago and had initially been due to reopen sometime in 2024, with the most recent indications suggesting that it would be towards the end of that year. However, the Grade I-listed building will not now welcome visitors again until spring 2025.
“As a team – ourselves, Preston City Council and the designers – we’ve been trying to make allowances for those and find savings in time on other aspects,” Michael explained. “When you’re working on a Grade I-listed building, everything that we’re doing and putting back has to be approved or meet with the regulations that are imposed upon us by Heritage England – and there are very good reasons for that. Otherwise, the built heritage of the country would go down the drain.
A separate set of comprehensive access improvements is now being drawn up and the city council says that a new public stairwell and circulation point “remain integral” to the design, along with a changing place facility and accessible toilets. Meanwhile, Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for community and cultural services, Peter Buckley, stressed that the Preston Harris Library service and IT Centre will remain open to the public at their temporary home in the Guild Hall for the full duration of the museum’s closure.
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