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SeaCity Museum image gallery

A key scheme that locates the SeaCity visitor attraction and the City Art Gallery at the heart of the new Cultural Quarter. Here are some artists impressions of what to expect.

Sea City Museum (artists impressions)

Sea-City-Wide-angle-night (artists impression)

Sea City Museum external appearance by night

Sea City view looking north (artists' impression)

Sea City view looking north (artists' impression)

Grand orientation hall (artists' impression)

Grand orientation hall (artists' impression)

Titanic echibition (artists' impression)

Titanic Exhibition (artists' impression)

View-of-clock-tower

View of the clock tower

Special Exhibitions gallery (artists' impression)

Special Exhibitions pavilion (artists' impression)

Handover of building to Kier

Handover of building to Keir

Highfield C of E primary school unveiling their art work for hoardings

Highfield C of E primary school unveiling their art work for hoarding's

Police vacate for the last time

The police vacate the old Southampton central police station for the last time

Foundations for special exhibitions venue

Foundations being prepared for special exhibitions pavilion

Sea City time capsule

Time capsule is buried under the foundations of the special exhibitions pavilion

Councillor John Hannides buries time capsule

Councillor John Hannides buries the time capsule

Frame goes up for special exhibitions gallery

Frame goes up for the special exhibitions pavilion

Work underway in grand orientation hall

Work underway in grand orientation hall

Special Exhibitions Pavilion

Special Exhibition pavilion construction continues May 2011

the roof is laid on the pavilion

Roof installation on the pavilion roof

How the site looks beyond the hordings

Beyond the hoardings

rooflight glazing going into the pavilion

Roof light glazing being installed in the pavilion (July 2011)

Topping Out Ceremony

The Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Terry Matthews, performs the Topping Out ceremony on the new Special Exhibitions Pavilion

Inside the pavilion

Inside the pavilion (July 2011)

Exhibition space being prepared for the Titanic Gallery

The Exhibition space being created for the Titanic Gallery

Queen Mary leaves through the window of the Maritime Museum

The crated up model of the Queen Mary is passed through the top window of the Maritime Museum

The Queen Mary has left the Maritime Museum

The crated up model of the Queen Mary leaves the Maritime Museum

Queen Mary arrives at Sea City

The crated up model of the Queen Mary arrives at Sea City

The Queen Mary is moved into Sea City

The crated up model of the Queen Mary is taken into Sea City through a first floor window

The Queen Mary is brought into the exhibition room

The crated up model of the Queen Mary is brought through the window into the 'Gateway to the World' exhibition room

The Collections Manager checks the Queen Mary

Collections Manager, Maria Newbery, checks the Queen Mary has survived the journey

The city council hands over the keys of the exhibition areas to 8Build, the exhibition fit-out contractor

The city council hands over the keys of the exhibition areas to 8Build the exhibition fit-out contractor

Gideon Purser of Wilkinson Eyre Architects receiving the keys from Jonathan James of Kier Southern following completion of the empty exhibition area

Gideon Purser of Wilkinson Eyre Architects receiving keys from Jonathan James of Kier Southern following completion of the empty exhibition area

The new special exhibitions Pavilion before exhibition fit-out

November 2011 - The new special exhibitions Pavilion before exhibition fit-out

Part of the Titanic Gallery prior to the exhibition fit out

Part of the Titanic Gallery prior to the exhibition fit-out

Part of the Titanic Gallery before exhibition fit-out

Part of the Titanic Gallery prior to exhibition fit-out

Part of the Titanic Gallery prior to exhibition fit-out

Part of the Titanic Gallery prior to exhibition fit-out

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