The London Galleries Project will see the creation of 1500m2 of exhibition galleries in a location in the capital yet to be confirmed. Rumours suggest this will be in the Science Museum, which is run by the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI), which also runs the NMM.

The gallery space will feature: a screening and performance space; private study rooms; a large welcome lounge; flexible installation; and café and bar. The gallaries are set to open in September 2012, and will focus on film, photography, television, radio and the Internet.

NMM-owner NMSI is seeking designers to provide: ‘a digital, audio and visual environment that befits a forward-thinking and media-based project’; ‘a suite of facilities that are truly flexible and respond to the day-and-night programming of the entire, but also specific areas of the space’; and ‘a design identity that is coherent on both macro and micro levels, from the use of the space’s existing features to the materials used for gallery and library furniture’.

NMSI adds that the project is not fully funded yet.

Expressions of interest are currently being sought, and suppliers will be invited to tender through the Official Journal of the European Union from 14 April. The contract will be awarded on 15 June.

Source: www.designweek.co.uk