As part of the Waterfront Transformation Project, National Museums Liverpool is inviting members of the public to view preliminary plans of how the public space at Canning Dock will be transformed, which has been designed by architect Asif Khan and artist Theaster Gates.
The plans for the site, which include the two dry docks (the oldest visible part of the Liverpool Docks), will be presented by the project team at the Museum of Liverpool on 5 April. The plans consider how the public space can better serve the community, by linking to surrounding museums, providing access, inclusion and delight for new audiences while communicating with the past in a new and powerful way.
Taking in key landmarks, Khan and Gates are leading the design through a series of co-produced methods with community partners: 20 Stories High, Squash and Writing on the Wall.
The proposed plans include:
1. Introducing a pedestrian footbridge
2. Overall enhancement of the public realm
3. South Dry Dock experience
The Canning Dock Project will respond to the unique history of the area, looking at ways to engage people with the history of the Liverpool waterfront in the public realm. Compelling interventions speak to the long history of the place, its pivotal role in transatlantic slavery, and its centrality to the Liverpool docks. With plans to reactivate and reenergise the public realm as a space of education and recreation, there is an opportunity to transform it into a space that welcomes you into the many stories of the waterfront.
The designs will be presented by the project team at the Museum of Liverpool on 5 April at 2pm-7pm.
Visitors will be able to find out about the latest plans and ambitions for what will be an incredibly special landmark project. There is also an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. The designs will continue to be available to view in Museum of Liverpool until it closes the next day.
Visitors can also take part in an outdoor activity-filled day on Thursday 6 April, as community partners 20 Stories High, Squash, Writing on the Wall and Liverpool Black History Research Group take over the Canning Dock Quayside for ‘Sunrise to Sunset: Canning Dock, past, present, future’.
For more information visit: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/waterfront-transformation-project