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MP hints at help for gallery extension

By John Maslin
Whanganui Chronicle·
13 Nov, 2016 09:00 AM2 mins to read

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This group got an idea of the scope of the Sarjeant Gallery extension when they walked the to-scale layout on Saturday. Photo/Lewis Gardner.

This group got an idea of the scope of the Sarjeant Gallery extension when they walked the to-scale layout on Saturday. Photo/Lewis Gardner.

A Facebook page post by Whanganui's MP may have let a $10 million cat out of the bag.

Chester Borrows was among the crowds who toured the Sarjeant Gallery on Queens Park on Saturday, seeing a to-scale layout of the gallery extension to the north of the building.

Later Mr Borrows posted on his Facebook page that he'd taken part in the tour before the Government's "big announcement" on November 24.

When contacted by the Chronicle yesterday the MP would not confirm what the announcement was about, or confirm a visit by any government representative or the date.

But supporters of the gallery upgrade and extension will be hoping the news will be absolute confirmation of a $10m funding contribution from the Government to the $34m project.

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The plan to redevelop the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua is estimated to cost $34m and key to the project have been efforts to raise $10m in private funding to unlock a matching amount from central Government through the Ministry of Culture and Heritage's Regional Culture and Heritage Fund.

If everything goes to plan construction is due to begin next year, enabling the historic gallery to be reopened in time for its centenary celebrations in 2019.

In August Nicola Williams, chairwoman of the Sarjeant Gallery Trust, said a combination of donations, pledges and bequests had taken the fundraising to just over $10m which meant the trust could lodge an application with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

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Ms Williams said if government funds were approved the trust was confident of raising a further $9m by the end of the year to complete the project fundraising.

On Saturday the public was able to tour the existing gallery and walk through an installation dubbed The Blueprint, which is a surveyed, to-scale layout of the gallery extension on site in Queen's Park. A cherry picker will take people up to the height of the proposed viewing window at the back of the gallery.

The redevelopment of the Sarjeant involves restoration and earthquake strengthening of the original building, and the addition of a new, state-of-the-art gallery. The new wing will provide storage for the art collection along with additional gallery space, education facilities and a cafe.

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