National Maritime Museum Cornwall

This article is part of the [Sí] , a personal project curated by Marta López García where she wills to shed light on a twice silenced reality. The goal remains to recover and spread pieces of architecture displaced to the periphery; although this time focused on the work of female architects. Este artículo es parte de la serie [Sí] , comisariada por Marta López García que busca ofrecer una vision sobre una realidad doblemente silenciada. El objetivo es recuperar y difundir obras de arquitectura que han sido desplazadas a la periferia, teniendo como punto de partida proyectos de mujeres arquitectas. The requirement for the site was to accommodate a museum that not only displays an extensive maritime collection, but also connects the town with the sea and creates a destination. Long & Kentish’s proposal was the winner of the international competition held in 1996. The architects’ inspiration came from historic photographs of the area showing big industrial sheds with pitched roofs and weatherboarding. El requisito para el emplazamiento era el de albergar un museo que no sólo diese cabida a una extensa colección marítima, pero que además conectase la ciudad con el mar y crease un nuevo foco de atracción turístico. La propuesta de Long & Kentish fue la ganadora del concurso internacional organizado en 1996. Los arquitectos se inspiraron en fotografías antiguas del lugar que mostraban edificios industriales con cubiertas a dos aguas y cerramientos de madera. “It seemed important to us that the building should be as much about wind and tide as about the museum’s artefacts. Boats are not best understood as static objects in a museum: their shape and construction are directly related to their dynamic life in the water. An understanding of the constantly changing forces of nature in the harbour is essential for comprehending both boat design and the development of Cornwall. This is not a museum which could be anywhere else.