Located in Cornwall, England, Tate St. Ives opened its doors to the public after the completion of a 4-year renovation and restoration project.
With the project doubling the museum’s size, now the visitors will be able to visit new exhibition areas, and attend to new programs and events that will be carried out in newly built spaces.
The development of new display techniques and an increase in visitor numbers brought the need to renovate the existing museum building which was built in 1993. For that reason, architects of the original building, Rvans and Shalev was appointed for the creation of new Clore Sky Studio, St. Ives Studio and entrance area. For the first time, the museum will display 20th century artworks. Organized in a chronological order, featuring artists who lived and/or worked in St. Ives such as Peter Lanyon, Barbara Hepworth, Piet Mondrian, Naum Gabo and Paule Vézelay, the exhibition reveals St. Ives’ impact on the development of the 20th century art.
The second part of the project was extension of the museum building. Due to the lack of space, the museum had to be closed during times of exhibition installations and change. A new building was created by Jamie Fober Architects to solve the problem. Decorated with tiles, this new building has a terrace garden which creates a unity with the beach below, and has new restoration hubs, staff offices and visitor facilities.
The inauguration exhibition that celebrates the opening of the museum consists of Rebecca Warren’s works. Artist’s first solo-exhibition in the UK in past 8 years, ‘’All that Heaven Allows’’ exhibits a selection from Warren’s special sculpture and neon case works between October 14, 2017-January, 2018.
Ready to host 3 times more visitors, adding 600 square metres to its original space and having new life with new studios and areas, the Tate St. Ives is now welcoming visitors and art lovers who visit the city.
Simge Erdoğan