 Following a fundraising campaign the contemporary building was designed by Marks Barfield Architects who also designed the London Eye and it opened in September 2007.In 2008 it won the Art Fund Prize Museum of the Year award, and in 2016 it was awarded a Green Tourism silver award.The Lightbox holds charitable status and is part-funded by Woking Borough Council, and it has received support from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Arts Council.