14 January 2013

Media Preview of V&A at Dundee Public Consultation - 9 to 9.30am, Thursday January 17th

*Attended by Philip Long, Director, and Sandy Richardson, Development Director, of V&A at Dundee

You are invited to send a representative to the Bernard King Library, University of Abertay Dundee, Bell Street, Dundee on Thursday 17th January 2013 at 9.00 am to 9.30am

V&A at Dundee will display the latest building plans as part of a new exhibition open to the public between the 17th and 19th January from 10am to 4pm at Bernard King Library, University of Abertay, Dundee.

Outline plans for the new site alongside the latest visuals and vision for the project will be on display. Visitors will be encouraged to share their views with staff across the three days.

Architect Kengo Kuma's revised plans show V&A at Dundee moving shorewards - closer to the RSS Discovery and other city attractions and into the heart of Dundee's redeveloped central waterfront. The plans also detail the way in which the iconic building, created of two separate structures arching up to meet each other will be built within two pools of water, reinforcing the connection between the building and the River Tay.

Philip Long, Director of V&A at Dundee, said, "Our plans are to develop an outstanding building to good time and on budget and we remain absolutely committed to that. Our proposal for the location of the building gives Dundee greater certainty of this, while retaining the integrity of Kengo Kuma's design for a new institution of national importance. We are looking forward to sharing with the public these latest plans, and can report good progress is being made on all aspects of the wider project, including fundraising."

This is the first time the amended plans will be on show to the public. The revised planning application will be lodged with Dundee City Council later this year following the 12 week public consultation period.

Notes to Editors

V&A at Dundee will be the first ever purpose-built design museum to be constructed in the UK outside London. It will provide more than 1700 square metres of flexible gallery space and will be one of the largest dedicated exhibition spaces in Scotland. The galleries will host world-class exhibitions of international design, alongside displays devoted to outstanding Scottish design - historical, contemporary and of the future.

V&A at Dundee is being delivered by Design Dundee Ltd, a ground-breaking partnership between the Victoria and Albert Museum - the world's greatest museum of art and design - and Dundee City Council, the Universities of Dundee and Abertay Dundee, and Scottish Enterprise. The new building is being designed by a team led by architects Kengo Kuma & Associates.

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) awarded it a first round pass of up to £9.2m, including £200,000 development funding, in May 2102. The Scottish Government has committed £15m in capital towards the project's £45million budget.

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