Hawthorn House
Imagemakers is working on an exciting project for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council which will result in a new visitor centre at Hawthorn House in the Slieve Gullion Forest Park. Following renovation, Hawthorn House will provide a highly interactive experience and improve the visitor offer at Slieve Gullion. The project
Watford Museum – consultation event
We had a great event this weekend with 80+ members of the community (including councillors and the new Mayor) dropping by to view the exciting plans for the new extension and exhibition/interpretation plans for Watford Museum. We presented our draft aims and themes along with the initial designs for how the
‘Riding the tiger to China’
The Chinese expression “騎虎難下” (qí hǔ nán xià), which translates as “riding a tiger and it being hard to get off,” has come to mean facing a dilemma or being stuck in a difficult position with no way out but to see it through to the end. A similar phrase
Axminster Heritage Centre – awarded £520k Heritage Lottery Funding
Axminster Heritage Centre, a small museum celebrating the town's history, has been awarded £520k Heritage Lottery Funding. Having worked on this project for the last few years, this funding is great news. It will be used for the final phase of the restoration project to Thomas Whitty House and the creation
Wuhan Natural History Museum in China
We are very excited
2018 Interpret Europe Conference
Imagemakers' David Masters has just returned from Koszeg in Hungary where he presented at the 2018 Interpret Europe conference. 130 delegates from 30 countries met to discuss the links between culture and identity, and how heritage interpretation can bring people together. David presented a very well received case study about Imagemakers'
Hawk and Owl Trust at Sculthorpe Moor Reserve
We’re getting ready for a big week next week with the Hawk and Owl Trust at Sculthorpe Moor Reserve, near Fakenham in Norfolk. Imagemakers is preparing Interpretation and Activity Plans for an HLF Round 2 application for the ‘Wensum Connections’ project to purchase and sustainably manage a series of nature
Linhai Pterosaur Gallery – 16,000 visitors a day!
We were really pleased to hear that the recently opened Linhai Pterosaur Gallery (in the Linhai Museum in Zhejiang Province) welcomed an average of 16,000 visitors a day during the Spring Festival holiday. We helped conceptualise an atmospheric walkthrough experience of Cretaceous Zhejiang Province in China, with soundscapes and dinosaur encounters. Bringing
Cyfarthfa Castle – the largest regional museum in Wales
We are delighted to have made a start on the Interpretation Design Plan for Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. Working with conservation architects Purcell, we are planning and designing the refurbished galleries for the largest regional museum in Wales. The superb collection covers a huge range of material and
Imaginative and quirky exhibition design
The Museums Assocation Journal has published a positive review of Luton Culture's Wardown House Museum and Gallery. We worked with Luton Culture on the exhibition design, interpretation and graphic design. The October 2017 review, written by Frazer Swift, stated that the redevelopment was "imaginative and quirky". Here are a few