SeaCity Museum

SeaCity Museum
SeaCity Museum, viewed from the North. The pavilion is in the foreground.
General information
Location	Southampton, United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°54′29″N 1°24′28″W / 50.908021°N 1.407664°W / 50.908021; -1.407664
Opened	10 April 2012
Cost	£15,000,000
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Wilkinson Eyre (refurbishment and extension) E. Berry Webber (original building)
Main contractor	Kier Southern
Website
seacitymuseum.co.uk

The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station. The museum contains two permanent exhibitions, one dedicated to Southampton's connection with RMS Titanic, and the other to the city's role as gateway to the world. A third space for temporary exhibitions is housed in a purpose-built pavilion extension to the civic centre. Further phases of development may yet add to the exhibition space.^[1]

The museum was designed by Wilkinson Eyre with Kier Southern serving as the main contractor. The budget for the museum was £15M, approximately £5M of which came from the Heritage Lottery Fund, with Southampton City Council and Southampton Cultural Development Trust providing the remainder.^[1] The council had planned on selling works from their municipal art collection to fund the museum, but backed down after encountering significant opposition from both within and outside the city.^[2]