Building work has begun for the National Railway Museum’s groundbreaking new interactive experience.
Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery will be packed with 18 interactive exhibits with an engineering theme and two specially commissioned art installations – one of which will be designed by Pippa Hale.
It’s on track to welcome visitors from May 2023.
It has been revealed that the second artwork will be created by County Durham-based artist Steve Messam.
He is well-known for his ‘bigger than a house’ installations, and his piece Portico is currently on display at York Art Gallery as part of their Aesthetica Art Prize exhibition.
A head-turning display
Steve Messam said: “I’m thrilled that the National Railway Museum has commissioned me to create a new installation in their Wonderlab gallery.
“My piece will aid the museum’s vision of inspiring the next generation of engineers by allowing visitors to walk through and see first-hand how the work is able to stand tall at the heart of Wonderlab.”
The new installation will feature at the heart of the Wonderlab gallery, with visitors able to get up close with the piece to think about the engineering behind the artwork.
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Rose Mockford, lead interactive gallery curator at the National Railway Museum, said: “This has been a long time in the planning and now our ground-breaking new Wonderlab is starting to feel like a reality.
“By this time next year, we’ll be seeing visitors in the new space and hope that they’ll be inspired by what they experience.”
Elmwood Projects are the main contractors for the base building of Wonderlab, and have delivered high profile projects at venues such as the British Museum, the V&A London and Dundee and National Museums Scotland.
An artist’s impression
