“This is a great moment not just for Southampton, but also for the whole country.”
The Chairman of Arts Council England, Sir Nicholas Serota, thinks that the imminent reopening of the Southampton City Art Gallery shows the country’s arts scene is in rude health.
Replacing some of the roof, windows and other structures cost £2.23 million, the vast majority of the money coming from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Museum Estate and Development Fund.
The gallery was closed a little over a year ago the building could be refurbished. It will open again on Saturday, March 7th. Admission will remain free.