British Museum launches international competition for Western Range galleries redesign

The British Museum has announced the launch of an international competition to redesign major portions of the gallery spaces inside the institution’s Grade I-listed neo-classical Smirke building in Central London. The brief calls for submissions to be judged in two phases and considered for further development toward a final design in a collaborative process between the museum, architects, and other stakeholders.

The museum says: “The competition is accepting entries from all design teams who feel they have the key characteristics the panel are looking for. Overall they must demonstrate they have the creative ability and design flair to put forward an innovative proposal which reimagines the building but keeps the collection at its heart and recognizes how it can be displayed, accessed, and preserved for the future. The panel will also be looking for expertise in sustainability — both environmental and economic.”

The British Museum Western Range Architectural Competition is open for entries until Friday, June 21st.