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Report on the progress of the 'Repair and Renewal 2' Project funded by Arts Council England (ACE) Museum Estates and Development (MEND) Fund Round 4

 

 

Meeting: 01/06/2026 - Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum Management Committee (Item 7.)

7. Report on the progress of the 'Repair and Renewal 2' Project funded by Arts Council England (ACE) Museum Estates and Development (MEND) Fund Round 4 pdf icon PDF 152 KB

The Russell-Cotes has a £1,860,134 project (part funded by ACE MEND 4) to fund major urgent repairs to the Russell-Cotes building, services and interiors.

Conservation architects, Purcell, have been appointed as lead designers and have commenced Stage 4 design work for the building project including significant opening up works in the basement area to better understand the construction, extent of the problems and identify the best course of action. Stage 4 design is expected to be completed by the end of June for the tender process to start later in the summer.

Tenders for the CCTV replacement have been received and are being evaluated.

Design work for fire protection is underway by IDF.

The supporting team of structural engineers, fire specialists and quantity surveyors have been appointed.

Listed building consent has been received subject to the discharge of conditions.

The project is due for completion by November 2027.

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