Holding court: Despite the furore over the British Museum's south portico, Foster and Partners' Great Court, with its newly restored Reading Room, provides a triumphant public forum at the museum's heart

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Foster and Partners' Great Court at the British Museum is examined.

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Past and present

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Sir John Soane's Museum receives about pound sterling 700,000 in annual grant for culture, media and sport. The museum is planning for expansion in residence as well as outlook. The achievements of the museum under the curator Margaret Richardson, retiring in 2005 are depicted.

England, Museums and art galleries, Museums & Art Galleries, Museums, Sir John Soane's Museum (London, England)

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Picture this

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The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television opened in 1983 in Bradford, England. Its mix of history, technology and entertainment, which includes an Imax cinema, has proved popular, and museum directors commissioned architects Austin-Smith: Lord to extend and refurbish what was initially a second-hand building. The refurbishment focussed on improving visitor facilities, storage, and linkage of areas. However, the construction of a new glazed frontage for additional foyer space has made a dramatic difference to the already-imposing external architecture.

Cover Story, Buildings, Building additions, National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (England)

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