referred museum england branches explores impact modern conflicts people society branch located north england museum occupies site overlooking manchester ship canal area second world war key industrial centre consequently heavily bombed area home cultural centre development stand opposite museum museum building designed architect opened july receiving visitors year opening recognised awards prize nominations architecture prime example architecture museum features permanent exhibition chronological thematic displays supported hourly presentations projected gallery space museum hosts programme temporary exhibitions separate gallery opening museum operated successful volunteer programme january run partnership national museum financed media sport self generated income admission free planning construction 1990s sought open branch north england seventy sites offered consideration local councils council county durham new museum building designed architect sir site offered museum behalf total million construction running costs later reported corporation offer breached government rules negotiations abandoned january culture secretary launched project construct new museum greater manchester area strong associations second world war british home factories area produced heavy bombers rolls engines number royal_air_force combat aircraft area employed people area consequently heavily bombed particularly people killed raids nights december time announcement museum received outline planning permission october approval april architecture architectural competition new museum held winning design berlin based architect born poland family suffered second world war dozens relatives died holocaust museum opening said sought create building emotionally moved soul visitor unexpected realization envisaged composed remnant imagined globe shattered conflict turn represented air earth water formed distinct museum high air provides museum viewing balcony manchester ship canal views manchester skyline construction tower leaves viewers exposed elements reviewer considered reflected aerial perspective modern warfare life earth houses museum exhibition spaces water cafe views canal originally million museum eventually completed million anticipated funding forthcoming museum funded local national european development agencies european_union contributed million million million provided local transport property company contributed million reportedly largest single sum given cultural project private enterprise reduction budget forced number changes metal concrete construction removal planned auditorium change exhibition content site external landscaping reduced following architectural design competition managed competitions berlin based company appointed complete landscaping despite economies fundamental shattered globe concept remained intact final million raised fundraising campaign led war correspondent construction museum structural engineers main contractor sir began january building topped late september year exhibition fitting started november museum opened public july shortly commonwealth games hosted manchester year exhibitions permanent exhibitions housed museum floor main gallery space earth consist chronological display runs gallery metre perimeter thematic displays space earth floor gallery curved gradually dropping away like earth nominal near gallery entrance hall described dramatic number large artefacts displayed include russian tank united_states marine corps jet pounder field gun fired british_army shot world war gallery number vertical mechanical called display selections smaller artefacts handled visitors addition physical exhibits walls gallery space screens projection hourly presentations called explore themes related modern conflict presentations use images photograph archive originally projected slide mounted space digital installed allowing greater degree flexibility images complemented personal accounts museum oral history sound archive devised reduction museum budget forced scrapping previous exhibition plan designers earth separate gallery programme temporary exhibitions included witness series art exhibitions museum collection examining second world war art work female war artists linking earth water smaller art photographic exhibitions inspired painting series outside museum building iraqi army tank display main entrance august vehicle captured opening stages iraq war spot previously occupied iraqi anti aircraft gun captured gulf war moved displayed mark museum fifth anniversary july reception museum enjoyed successful year initial target visitors surpassed months visitors weeks museum anniversary july visitors received museum won building award prize museum received largely positive critical reception reviewers remarking power building effects museum main exhibition internal architecture economy museum built august received visitor museum criticised guardian poor energy efficiency report carbon dioxide emissions public buildings volunteer programme educational goals museum operated volunteer programme opening programme seeks engage local people risk social exclusion originally based national qualification programme revised consisted basic cultural heritage course providing opportunities develop academic skills improve confidence support individuals seeking return employment return volunteers work museum public spaces house teams january museum launched touch volunteer programme partnership supported programme recognised media sport case study kind department sector strategy
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