Pier Head Museum
A MAJOR development which will attract up to 750,000 visitors to Liverpool a year is planned for the Pier Head.
At the heart of the £120m scheme at Mann Island is a new Museum of Liverpool, for which planning permission has now been granted.
Other elements in the proposals include:
- 110,000 square feet of office space with underground parking with around 500 spaces
- covered public space of approximately 20,000 square feet
- canal link
- quality public realm linkage with Albert Dock and City Centre
- residential development
The Museum of Liverpool will be the anchor visitor attraction for the "destination" scheme. It is unique in its interpretative approach and commitment to regular change in its key exhibits. It would also provide a flexible venue to bring world-class touring exhibitions to the North West.
On a key waterfront position overlooked by the Three Graces the 12,000 square metre building will be an iconic development and a major addition to the cultural assets of Liverpool City Centre and the wider region.
The first stage of the project - the building shell - is scheduled to be completed early in 2008, for Capital of Culture year, with fit-out being completed at a later date.
Overall this scheme will bring a new breath of life back to a previously low quality waterfront space. It will become a major cultural attraction providing a world class visitor experience centred around an iconic design building.
As part of the public realm improvements, new linkages to the city centre and the Albert Dock are being created, inevitably bringing with them an increase in pedestrian foot traffic and thus new leisure and retail opportunities are created. It is believed that approximately 890 new jobs will be created, both directly and indirectly, as a result of this world class development.
The new covered public space and recreational waterfront uses provide great opportunities for outdoor leisure. This means that visitors will be able to enjoy the development on every turn.
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