TOP FLOOR REFURBISHMENT
Milestones is a living history museum in Basingstoke operated by Hampshire Cultural Trust and celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2020.
We were thrilled to win the refurbishment project and give their top floor a complete facelift which was officially unveiled at a special launch event in February 2020.
The key requirements of the refurbishment:
– To showcase historical objects from the Hampshire county collections. Household items from yesteryear are displayed in bespoke made cabinets to celebrate the museum’s unique heritage and create a more integrated space.
– To ensure the top floor felt more connected to the museum without being at odds with the architecture it is housed within.
– Improve the visitor’s first impression and welcome with new exterior signage, revised entrance layout and contemporary new welcome desk.
– Complete overhaul of the shop with custom built shop fittings and guidance on VM to bring the retail offering inline with some of the UK’s top museums.
– Café rebrand and redesign, working with catering specialists to deliver better customer flow, mixed seating, increased covers and an overall improved ambience to encourage longer dwell times and increased spend.
– Update the Audio Desk area.
– Create a new vintage tea rooms brand and tent on the museum floor.
“We are absolutely delighted with the results of this transformational project. Milestones is one of the county’s biggest attractions, drawing more than 100,000 visitors from all over the UK, but the welcome before the project did not reflect the depth and quality of all that the museum has to offer. Now visitors will experience history in action as soon as they step through the doors and discover the story of Hampshire’s social and industrial history from the past 150 years”
Paul Sapwell, CEO of Hampshire Cultural Trust
Our involvement
– Concept and design
– Detailed project plans, elevations and specifications
– Branding of café and tea tent
– Artwork
– Visual merchandising
– Project management
– Working with the Collections team
– Overseeing all aspects of the installation