A leading construction company has been awarded a contract to take forward the multi-million pound remodelling of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.

Stoke-on-Trent-based Seddon Construction Ltd has been awarded a pre-construction service agreement to carry out works as part of a £5 million masterplan which will see major improvements to the award-winning city centre venue.

The initial works are set to start ahead of the construction phase in 2025.

Future building works which are expected to start next year, and be completed towards the end of 2026, will include:

• Improving the visitor experience with enhanced gallery spaces and orientation.
• Creating additional learning and teaching spaces to support education, health and wellbeing programmes.
• Providing Artist in Residence and workshop spaces.
• Designing a new open storage area for collections for public viewing.
• Re-landscaping the moat area at the front of the museum to create a new terraced area.
• Re-locating the main entrance to the side of the museum on Broad Street to provide an improved welcome.
• Re-locating the café to the Foyer area to create a vibrant atmosphere for visitors as they arrive and to connect the indoor spaces with the outside landscape.

Local company, Seddon Construction Ltd, will carry out the works (Stoke-on-Trent City Council).

Longer term plans include a bid for funding to reimagine and refurbish the galleries and developing the city as an international centre for ceramics. 

Lee Shaw, commercial manager at Seddon Construction Ltd, said: "Seddon have been based in Stoke-on-Trent for over 90 years and have a long and proud history of undertaking construction projects in the area.

"We are excited to be associated with this prestigious project at one of Stoke-on-Trent's iconic municipal buildings. The project will no doubt improve the customer experience for all those visiting the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery."

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