Design team for city sites
London firm will work with architects
Designers for the new-look Perth City Hall and Perth Museum and Art Gallery were officially unveiled yesterday. Metaphor has been announced as the new “interpretation and exhibition” designers for both city centre venues, and will work to develop new interiors and exhibition spaces in the two landmark buildings.
The London-based designers will need to work alongside Mecanoo – the chosen architects for Perth City Hall – and Hoskins Architects, the firm given the brief to transform Perth Museum and Art Gallery.
Culture PK’s Helen Smout
A spokesperson for Perth and Kinross Council said the two firms had been given a remit described as “Ancient Roots, Modern Scots.”
Local authority leader councillor Ian Campbell said: “The council’s plans to make culture accessible to everyone have taken another step forward with the appointment of Metaphor. TOP TEAM IS NAMED TO DESIGN CITY SITES
“Interpreting and explaining art and artefacts is a key part of a successful cultural venue and will ensure the museum and city hall are the top-class attractions that Perth and Kinross deserves.”
Metaphor is a leading design practice and has previously worked on a number of major cultural projects across the UK, including Shakespeare’s Globe, the Ashmolean Museum, a number of major galleries in the V&A London, and the National Museums and Galleries of Scotland.
Currently, the company is developing exhibitions for the upcoming St Kilda Visitor Centre on the Isle of Lewis.
Helen Smout, chief executive of Culture Perth and Kinross, said: “The museum collections of Perth and Kinross are of national significance and we will be bringing the stories they tell to life at City Hall and Perth Museum and Art Gallery - for local people and visitors from across the UK and the world.”