Eureka! Mersey

Eureka! the National Children’s Museum, has revealed plans to launch a second attraction in Merseyside along with a redevelopment of the existing Halifax site. Eureka! Mersey will be a new visitor destination for families and involves renovating and reinventing the existing Spaceport attraction at Seacombe ferry terminal in Wirral. It is hoped that the revived attraction will act as a catalyst for urban regeneration in the docklands  area which has been in decline for years. The £12 million project was awarded £3 million in funding from the Inspiring Science Fund, which is jointly administered by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Wellcome Trust, to encourage children to take an interest in science. The organiser’s approach is ambitious: to co-create a new type of institution for children, based on science that is neither a children’s museum, nor a science centre. The aim is to build a children’s creative community scientists and engineers, actively engaged on real-world projects. In late October the museum gained planning permission for the project and are currently out to tender for Exhibition Designers. Architects Page \ Park have been working alongside Real Studios to deliver this ambitious project, which is slated to open in 2022. (Updated 10 December 2019)