The Burrell Collection in Pollok Country Park, which houses the 9,000-object Collection of Sir William Burrell, reopened in March 2022 following a major refurbishment and redisplay. Our aim for The Burrell Collection’s redevelopment was to create the most accessible and inclusive fine and decorative arts museum in the world, and in doing so, reaching new audiences who don’t see the museum as ‘for them’. Unique, experiential digital interpretation of the Collection plays a defining role in achieving these aims, and […]
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Fleet Air Arm Museum
The Fleet Air Arm Museum tells the story of over 100 years of naval aviation, situated on an active Royal Naval Airbase in Somerset. Studio MB were tasked with upgrading the Aircraft Carrier Experience to create a new offering that would be extremely marketable, would provide an extraordinary and enriching day out that would leave visitors in awe of what they have experienced and eager to return, and most importantly, bring the story of the Royal Navy to life. To […]
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Studio MB were commissioned by Dynamic Earth to design their brand new gallery, Discover The Deep, which introduces audiences to the core principles of marine science including Edinburgh’s own Charles Wyville Thomson, whose exploration of Scotland’s marine environments in the 19th century launched the modern science of oceanography. One of the major hurdles to public understanding of the oceans is their lack of accessibility – and part of our design challenge was to offer the visitor an exciting opportunity to […]
Continue readingDiscovery Point Dome Gallery
Discovery Point, home to RRS Discovery, is an award-winning visitor attraction that tells the story of the iconic ship ‘Discovery’ from her beginnings in Dundee, her amazing Antarctic expedition with Captain Scott and her voyages and uses thereafter. Aim Design were commissioned to deliver the architectural and interior design including graphical interpretation and creative direction for an immersive Dome Gallery Experience. This included the creation of a refurbished entrance and reception area and a new vertical circulation core concluding with […]
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Talisker is a whisky that was ‘Made by the Sea.’ The Talisker Brand Home experience tells the story of a 200-year-old distillery: how the land and sea influences the flavour of the whisky it produces and how the distillery, in turn, has shaped and changed the people of Skye. Every year, guests from all over the world travel by bridge and sea to discover the secrets of one of Scotland’s most sought-after whiskies in its place of origin. The reimagined […]
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