Location

Sumerlee Heritage Centre
Coatbridge, Scotland

Project Summary

The main exhibition hall was completely stripped out and refitted. The original hall, created in the late 1980s out of the site of the former Hydrocon Crane works, provided a superb space for the museum’s collection of industrial machinery, much of which could be seen in working condition. However, over the past 20 years, the displays and general visitor experience had become in need of a thorough upgrade.

The new hall now provides a modern and environmentally sustainable setting for some of Scotland’s most important displays of social and industrial history, including many ‘star’ items from the collection hitherto hidden from view in the stores.

There is also a much more logical flow through the displays, moving from the pre-historical period to the dawn and rise of the industrial era and into Lanarkshire’s massive contribution to Scottish – and world – engineering.

Interactive displays explain the iron-making process and ‘hands on’ interactive displays allow youngsters to explore their industrial heritage in a new and exciting way. There is also a new shop, cafe and exhibition area.

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