Wednesday 12th January 2011
Funding boost for Dundee V&A museum
The Scotsman
The first stages in the building of a new V&A museum in Dundee will get under way this year after the Scottish Government pledged almost £5 million to the project.
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma will be formally appointed to head the design team behind the landmark building following the two-year funding announcement.
Meanwhile partners in the project - the Universities of Dundee and Abertay Dundee, along with Dundee City Council, Scottish Enterprise and the V&A - will begin fundraising for the cost of constructing the museum.
Culture minister Fiona Hyslop said the V&A will act as a magnet for visitors from all over the world.
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