The British Museum, towards the 21st century

Author

Cannon-Brookes, Peter

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Museum management and curatorship. 1995, Num. 1, Vol. 14, 87-91, 4 ill.

ISSN

0964-7775

Abstract (en)

Notes that the British Museum (London) will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2003, and reports the announcement of its development plans for the next century and the appointment of Norman Foster as the consultant architect; describes the need for rehabilitation and adaptation of the Great Court complex, and outlines plans for conservation and redecoration of areas of the interior and for rearrangement and new installations of collections, using space released by the relocation of the British Library.

Subject (en)

• General works -- Museums and museology
• British Museum||London (GBR)
• Renovations
• 1994-2003
• Architecture
• Foster, Norman Robert, b.1935
• Great Britain
• Museums

Subject (fr)

• Généralités -- Musées et muséologie
• British Museum||London (GBR)
• Rénovation
• 1994-2003
• Architecture
• Foster, Norman Robert, n.1935
• Grande-Bretagne
• Musée

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00281923

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