The National Football Museum

Preston
2001, £3 million

Fraser Randall was appointed to act as the Project Manager for this HLF funded project. The museum consists of two galleries, the Finney Gallery to display the FIFA collection, and the Shankly as an interactive exploratorium.

The National Football Museum serves as an excellent example of a fast track project, taking only 16 months from HLF stage 2 approval to completion. Fraser Randall was appointed as the Design and Construction Manager for this complex project integrating a new entrance feature and two new galleries of 1300sqm of exhibition space.

The Museums FIFA Collection is housed beneath the two newly built Finney and Shankly stands, with the museum adding a new entrance, retail and café area, as well as an interconnecting space for the two galleries. Housing them beneath the stands created a challenging space in which to fit an exhibition, and required stringent fire, life, and safety design, which Fraser Randall co-ordinated between the architect, exhibition and service designers.

Shortlisted for European Museum of the Year Award - 2003

Largest visitor attraction of the year award - 2005/6

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