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THE BRITISH MUSEUM, LONDON

Th e core of today’s building , the four m ain wings of th e British Mus eum , was des igned in th e nineteenth century. Other imp ortant arch itec tural developments include th e round Reading Room with its domed ceiling and the Norm an Fos ter desig ned Great Court whic h opened in 2000.

T he Mus eum BuildingSince 1754, the museum's home has sat at the site of the Montague House in Bloomsbury. It wasn't long before this facility became too small to display and store the museum's large collection and plans were made for additions to the museum. The Townley Gallery for classical sculpture was added first, but was later torn down to make way for the Smirke Building, which is the core of the building visitors see today when they visit the museum.

Sm irke Build ingThe idea for the Smirke Building, designed by Sir Robert Smirke in Greek revival style, was conceived in 1823 but the addition was not completed until nearly 30 years later. Smirke BuildingIt was originally built to house the personal library of King George III.

T he Quad rangle Building•The building was constructed using up-to-the-minute 1820s technology. Built on a concrete floor, the frame of the building was made from cast iron and filled in with London stock brick. The public facing sections of the building were covered in a layer of Portland stone.•In 1853, the quadrangle building won the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Gold Medal.

Parth enon GalleriesThe Parthenon Galleries, by American John Russell Pope, was built to house the Parthenon sculptures and opened in 1939. However, because of extensive damage suffered during World War II, the structure had to be rebuilt and was reopened in 1962. Another new wing, opened in 1980, housed public facilities like a restaurant and gift shop.

Th e Great Court

•Finally, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court opened in 2000. This two-acre square (8000 sq m), enclosed by a glass roof, creates an indoor courtyard with the museum's famed circular reading room in the center.

•This design made by Norman Foster and Partners makes it easier for visitors to find their way in the museum thanks to the large open space, very similar to the way the entrance area below the Louvre Pyramid in Paris works.

The Museum 's Collec tionThe collection found at the British Museum is enjoyed by millions each year. Because the museum is so large, many visitors take more than one day to explore. Not all of the more than 7 million artifacts are on display, but much of the collection constantly rotates so you'll see something new with each visit.

Elg in MarblesThe Elgin Marbles, the collection of marble sculptures that were taken from the Parthenon in Athens, is one of the museum's most famous attractions. They are located in the purpose-built Parthenon Galleries. 

King’s LibraryThe King's Library was a royal collection of books created by King George III and donated to the nation. A gallery, named after the collection, was built at the British Museum in 1827 to house them. It is the oldest room in the Museum and now home to the permanent exhibition Enlightenment: Discovering the world in the eighteenth century.

South entrance and Mus eum forecourtThe external architecture of the Museum was designed to reflect the purpose of the building. The monumental South entrance, with its stairs, colonnade and pediment, was intended to reflect the wondrous objects housed inside.

White Wing•The White Wing, facing Montague Street, was designed by the architect Sir John Taylor (1833–1912) and constructed 1882–5. It was designed in the same style as the quadrangle building.•The Museum had again been looking to expand and a bequest made by William White (who died in 1823) to enable building works became available after the death of his widow.

• The design of these galleries and north entrance are predominantly marked by imperialistic features and draw on Roman rather than Greek characteristics.

• Imperial features include the royal coat of arms, above the entrance to the gallery, and sculptures of crowns, lions’ heads and coats of arms of Edward VII on the stonework above the north entrance.

• The north entrance was never originally intended to be a public entrance. Instead this entrance and gallery were meant to face a long avenue which would be part of a victory parade route. The saluting gallery, a reminder of this grand scheme, can be seen above the north entrance.

King Edward VII galleries

Th e Duveen galleryThe construction of a new gallery for the Parthenon sculptures was funded by Sir Joseph (later Lord) Duveen in 1931. The architect was the American, John Russell Pope (1874–1937), who also designed the National Gallery in Washington.The gallery was completed in 1939 but, because of damage during the Second World War, it was not opened until 1962.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM

• TH E NAT IONAL FOOTBAL L MUSEUM  IS A MUSEUM AT THE URBIS BUILDING IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE FOUNDED TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND INTERPRET SEVERAL IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA. THE MUSEUM WAS ORIGINALLY SITUATED IN DEEPDALE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE, BUT MOVED TO MANCHESTER IN 2012.

• THE MUSEUM RECEIVED THE AWARD OF LARGE VISITOR ATTRACTION OF THE YEAR, AT THE 2005 LANCASHIRE AND BLACKPOOL TOURISM AWARDS

Established February 2001

Location Urbis, Manchester (2012–)Deepdale, Preston (2001–2010)

Type Sports museum

President Sir Bobby Charlton

Public transit access Manchester Victoria statio

• IT WAS FOUNDED IN 2001 BY KEVIN MOORE (DIRECTOR), ROB PRATTEN, MARK BUSHELL, HUGH HORNBY AND LYNSEY JONES (EXHIBITION CURATORS/RESEARCHERS/EXHIBITION AUTHORS).

• THE MUSEUM'S FIRST SITE WAS OUTSIDEDEEPDALE, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE. DEEPDALE WAS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT AS IT IS THE OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY USED FOOTBALL LEAGUE GROUND IN THE WORLD

• IN 2003 THE MUSEUM AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE ESTABLISHED THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL INSTITUTE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOOTBALL

• THE MUSEUM IS BASED IN THE URBIS BUILDING AND IS BASED OVER 4 FLOORS:LEVEL ONE – THE LARGEST FLOOR, HOUSING THE ZONES:

• THE GAME – FEATURES ITEMS SUCH AS THE FIRST EVER RULE BOOK FROM 1863 AND THE SHIRT FROM THE FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND

• FANS – INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL PAINTING OF L.S. LOWRY'S "GOING TO THE MATCH"

• OUR BEAUTIFUL GAME – A 10-MINUTE FILM IN A CINEMA SHOWCASING A MONTH IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL ON ALL LEVELS.

• LEVE L TWO  – FEATURING VARIOUS PAID-FOR FOOTBALL INTERACTIVE GAMES, AS WELL THE ZONES:

• FOOTBALL FOR ALL – A SHOWCASE OF HOW FOOTBALL IS PLAYED BY PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES.

• LAWS – INTERACTIVE SCREENS EXPLAINING THE ORIGINAL RULES OF FOOTBALL AND REFEREES ROLES IN THE GAME.

• MANAGERS – AUDIO CLIPS FROM MANAGERS AND THE ORIGINAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR TROPHY.

• TOYS AND GAMES – A SHOWCASE OF VARIOUS FOOTBALL-RELATED GAMES AND TOYS

• PERFORMANCE – INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEDICAL SIDE OF PLAYING FOOTBALL, INCLUDING WILLIE CUNNINGHAMS KNEE CARTILAGE AND TOMMY LAWTONS ASHES.

• DISCOVERY ZONE – AN AREA FOR UNDER-5'S TO PLAY.

• L EVEL TH REE  – A CHANGING EXHIBITION SPACE. CURRENTLY FEATURING THE EXHIBITIONS "MOVING INTO SPACE" AND "HOMES OF FOOTBALL" BY STUART ROY CLARKE.

• LEV EL FOUR  – LEARNING AND EDUCATION ZONE, CURRENTLY FEATURING A SMALL EXHIBITION CALLED "OUR SPORTING LIFE"

• LEVEL FIVE AND SIX  – THIS IS SEPARATE RESTAURANT CALLED 'KALEIDO', WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED VIA A SEPARATE ENTRANCE ON THE GROUND FLOOR.

• EVERY DISPLAY CABINET, EVERY INTERACTIVE SCREEN, EACH AUDIO-VISUAL UNIT IN THE PLACE, SIMILARLY RESONATES.

• FROM THE FIRST FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES TO THE SEATS FROM THE OLD WEMBLEY, FROM L S LOWRY'S PAINTING GOING TO THE MATCH (ON LOAN FROM THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS' ASSOCIATION) TO A FIRST WORLD WAR RECRUITMENT POSTER ("PLAY THE GREATER GAME, JOIN THE FOOTBALL BATTALION"), IT IS NOT JUST SPORTING HISTORY BEING MAPPED OUT HERE. IT IS OUR COLLECTIVE CULTURAL MEMORY.

• "THIS IS NOT JUST THE HISTORY OF THE GAME," SAYS COMSTIVE. "IT'S REALLY TELLING THE HISTORY OF MODERN BRITAIN THROUGH THE VEHICLE OF FOOTBALL.“

• OLD TRAFFORD AND THE ETIHAD STADIUM

• THE COLLECTION USED TO BE HOUSED IN DEEPDALE, PRESTON NORTH END'S STADIUM, 30 MILES UP THE M6. BUT ITS MOVE TO THE URBIS CENTRE, THE BLADE-LIKE GLASS BUILDING JUST OFF MARKET STREET IN MANCHESTER'S CITY CENTRE, HAS ENABLED IT TO GROW SUBSTANTIALLY.

• ACROSS FOUR FLOORS, MANY MORE OBJECTS ARE ON SHOW THAN WERE DISPLAYED PREVIOUSLY. THE PLACE REVERBERATES WITH SOUND AND MOVEMENT. WALKING THROUGH THE DISPLAYS, YOU CONSTANTLY CATCH SNIPPETS OF COMMENTARY, EVERY STEP SOUNDTRACKED BY JOHN MOTSON ("OH, MY WORD!") OR THE INCOMPARABLE PETER JONES WHO, ON RADIO, MADE THE MOST MUNDANE MATCH HUM WITH DRAMA.

• UNIQUELY FOR A MUSEUM, THOUGH APPROPRIATELY ENOUGH FOR THIS PLACE, YOU CAN EVEN KICK A BALL AROUND. IN THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT ROOM, YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO BEAT A VIRTUAL GOALKEEPER AND PUT THE BALL BETWEEN THE VERY POSTS THAT USED TO BE AT WEMBLEY.

COL LECTIONS

•LOCATED AT THE DEEPDALE STADIUM IN PRESTON, WHERE THE MUSEUM WAS OPEN FROM JUNE 2001 – MARCH 2010, THE INDEPENDENT CHARITY HOLDS THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS AT ITS RESEARCH FACILITY:

•THE FIFA MUSEUM COLLECTION

•THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION COLLECTION

•THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE COLLECTION.

•THE FIFA BOOK COLLECTION

•THE PEOPLE’S COLLECTION

•THE FOOTBALL CLUBS COLLECTION

•THE HARRY LANGTON COLLECTION

•THE SIR STANLEY MATTHEWS COLLECTION

•THE LITTLEWOODS COLLECTION

• THE MUSEUM WILL BE ARRANGED OVER THREE FLOORS WITHIN THE BUILDING, WITH THE ATRIUM SPACE DEDICATED TO THE MUSEUM’S HALL OF FAME. 

• AS WELL AS THREE FLOORS OF OBJECTS, THERE WILL BE ‘HANDS ON’ FOOTBALL PLUS INTERACTIVES FOR VISITORS TO HAVE A GO AND TAKE PART IN ASPECTS OF THE GAME, AND A CHANGING TEMPORARY EXHIBITION PROGRAMME TACKLING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE RICH CULTURE SURROUNDING THE GAME. IT WILL BECOME THE NEW HOME FOR PHOTOGRAPHER STUART CLARKE’S ‘HOMES OF FOOTBALL’ COLLECTION OF IMAGES

• MR MOORE SAID THE GLASS WEDGE-SHAPED BUILDING, WHICH COST £8M TO REFURBISH, WAS THE BEST PLACE TO TAKE THE COLLECTION "TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCE".

• MANY ORIGINAL FEATURES OF THE BUILDING REMAIN, WITH SEVERAL SECTIONS UPDATED TO MATCH THE NEW OCCUPANTS.

• THE FUNICULAR RAILWAY, PREFERRED TO A LIFT TO SUIT THE BUILDING'S SHAPE, IS NOW VOICED BY BBC FOOTBALL COMMENTATOR JOHN MOTSON.

THANK YOU…