Paisley Museum Building Renewal, Coats Observatory Scotland, Scottish Textiles
Paisley Museum Renewal
New Architecture Transformation in South West Scotland design by AL_A
14 Jul 2021
Paisley Museum Building Construction
Work begins on £42million transformation of Paisley Museum
Paisley Museum?s £42million transformation is now underway as construction work starts on campus to redevelop the four buildings which make up the site.
Kier is delivering the main works phase on the campus which includes two grade A listed buildings, including Scotland?s first public Observatory. Construction is likely to be completed by late 2022, with the museum reopening to the public in 2023.
Paisley Museum Garden Gallery Interior:

This marks a significant step forward in the Paisley Museum Reimagined project – the signature project in Paisley?s radical regeneration which also includes the £22million refurbishment of the town?s A-listed Town Hall and a new learning and cultural hub housing library services on the town?s High Street. The project will see the overall museum campus grow by 20 per cent delivering a 27 per cent increase in public space and 26 per cent increase in gallery space, allowing for Paisley?s internationally-significant collections to be re-interpreted and the number of objects on display to be more than doubled.
The Garden Gallery, which will be located in a new-build extension housing an accessible visitor reception and café, will deliver a true ?wow? moment f...