After nearly four years of closure the multi-million revamp of the Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library is set to reopen its doors to the public again.
A special exhibition celebrating Wallace and Gromit will mark the reopening of the grade I listed building on Sunday 28 September.
To mark the momentous day, Preston-born Oscar winner Nick Park will be present in the ribbon cutting ceremony.
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The centrepiece is going to showcase the creative efforts behind some of Aardman’s most iconic characters including Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and Feathers McGraw.
There will be original sketches, sets, props and an interactive exhibit that looks behind-the-scenes at the stop-motion animation techniques.
The Harris is now urging people to book free tickets for the first full opening weekend in October (Saturday 4 October and Sunday 5 October) highlighting that ‘demand is expected to be high’ after bookings for the reopening day sold out within 24-hours after being released on Monday (1 September) morning via the Harris social media page.
All places reserved via Eventbrite are free to order and the museum says it is putting the booking system in to ‘help manage visitor numbers’.
The Harris will be open during midweek days including special late-night opening on a Thursday until 9pm.
Known as the ‘Harris Your Place’ project the works see major changes to the building’s layout while keeping its Victorian heritage.
The city council say the Harris is due to welcome half-a-million visitors each year once open – which would be an increase on the 350,000 it used to welcome based on figures from 2021.
To find out more on how to book a ticket visit the Eventbrite page.
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