{"id":53961,"date":"2025-08-09T01:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/53961\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T01:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T01:24:15","slug":"packing-books-in-boxes-as-guild-hall-pop-up-library-closes-ahead-of-harris-re-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/53961\/","title":{"rendered":"Packing books in boxes as Guild Hall pop-up library closes ahead of Harris re-opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00a319million project has seen spiralling costs and a number of delays \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2024\/09\/harris-museum-refurbishment-derailed-as-major-contractor-goes-bust\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2024\/09\/harris-museum-refurbishment-derailed-as-major-contractor-goes-bust\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">due to contractors going bust<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2024\/08\/cost-of-refurbishing-prestons-harris-museum-has-spiralled-out-of-control\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2024\/08\/cost-of-refurbishing-prestons-harris-museum-has-spiralled-out-of-control\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">extensive asbestos being uncovered across the building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/612010d3-a729-47c4-bd86-d118a92b7472-720x469.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery Pic Sonia Bashir\" class=\"wp-image-235244\"   \/>Aerial view of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery Pic Sonia Bashir<\/p>\n<p>Harris Your Place sees new galleries, an extensive new library which is one of the largest in Lancashire, as well as a new caf\u00e9 and social spaces and more as part of the multi-million pound revamp of the building which is the cultural heart of Preston.<\/p>\n<p>The re-opening of the Harris on 28 September will be undertaken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2025\/07\/nick-park-to-officially-reopen-the-harris-in-september-with-public-given-chance-to-take-part\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Preston\u2019s Animation legend Nick Park<\/a> and the first exhibition will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2025\/07\/wallace-gromit-special-exhibition-to-mark-reopening-at-the-harris\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blogpreston.co.uk\/2025\/07\/wallace-gromit-special-exhibition-to-mark-reopening-at-the-harris\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wallace and Gromit themed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe:\u00a0Keep in touch directly with the latest headlines from Blog Preston,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFnaP3HgZWdNB6IR41U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">join our WhatsApp channel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/irNrXU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">subscribe for our twice-a-week email newsletter<\/a>. 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