Dock Museum celebrates 30th anniversary
Over the final weekend of September, the Dock Museum held a special weekend of events to celebrate its 30th birthday and recent major refurbishment.
The anniversary also saw the officially reopening of the Ship Building Gallery, which has undergone its first major refurbishment in over two decades. The Gallery was officially opened by His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenant for Cumbria, Commander Philip Burns MBE, at a private event on Friday 27 September 2024.
The Shipyard Town Project has helped to create new staff posts, build research pods, install solar panels and now, the culmination of this project, refurbish the Shipyard Gallery.
The project was funded thanks to National Lottery players with a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, as well as additional funding from Westmorland and Furness Council, BAE Systems Maritime, Furness Maritime Trust and the Sir John Fisher Foundation.
Helen Featherstone, Director, England, North at The National Lottery Heritage Fund said: “It is incredibly exciting news that, following a major refurbishment, the Dock Museum is officially reopening the Ship Building Gallery as well as celebrating its 30th birthday! Thanks to National Lottery players, we’re proud to have supported Westmorland and Furness Council to showcase the rich shipbuilding and engineering heritage of Barrow-in-Furness to local people, and visitors from further afield.”
Charlotte Hawley, Curator at The Dock Museum, said: “We are incredibly excited to showcase our Gallery to all of our visitors, whether they be new or returning. There is something new in here for everyone to enjoy. We are so very proud of our Museum, telling the stories about the people who have made Barrow great and its industrial past, present and future, on a global scale.
“This is a very special time for us and we are extremely grateful to all of the funders and partners for helping us deliver this unique chapter as well as celebrating our 30th birthday.”
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