Library and archive services

Tender description

Cornwall Council required a contractor to undertake exhibition design and fit out and way-finding for the new Kresen Kernow Archive Centre for Cornwall, bringing together the world's largest collection of archives, rare books, photographs and recordings about Cornwall in a permanent purpose built home. We will be creating 2 exhibition spaces. The 1st exhibition space, on the ground floor, will be a flexible space designed in zones to display the collections around key interpretation themes, identified during consultation. The 2nd exhibition space, on the 1st floor, will be environmentally controlled, enabling us to display more sensitive material. The 2 key roles: 1. To coordinate the detailed design, production and installation of the exhibition, working closely with the Teams to meet the delivery programme; 2. To coordinate the detailed design, production and installation of the building's way-finding and non-statutory signage scheme. Cornwall Council required the services of a contractor to undertake exhibition design and fit out and way-finding for the new Kresen Kernow archive centre in Redruth, Cornwall. Kresen Kernow will be the new archive centre for Cornwall, bringing together the world's largest collection of archives, rare books, photographs and recordings about Cornwall in a permanent purpose built home. Alongside a state-of-the-art archive facility, we will be creating 2 exhibition spaces. The first exhibition space, on the ground floor, will be a flexible space designed in zones to display the breadth of our collections around key interpretation themes, identified during consultation. It should act as a stepping stone to further engagement. The 2nd exhibition space, on the 1st floor, will be environmentally controlled, enabling us to display more sensitive material and borrow items from national collections. The 2 key roles for the contractor: 1. To coordinate the detailed design, production an.