Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience to recognise state's legendary artists
POSTED 12 Oct 2015 . BY Tom Anstey
The museum will have a large focus on artists from the Mississippi area
Ground has been broken on a US$45m (€40m, £29m) immersive arts facility in Meridian, Mississippi, dedicated to film, literature, music, art, dance, theatre and visual arts.
The 58,500sq ft (5,435sq m) Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience is designed by Gallagher & Associates. The museum’s design will be “totally immersive”, according to principal architect Cybelle Jones, who said the plans would incorporate media, hands-on experiences and interactive art.
“What is so special about Mississippi is going to come out,” added Jones. “The Mississippi story about these artists is what this experience will be about. Their photography, their paintings, their songs, their theatre, will come to life in a different way."
The museum will have a large focus on artists from the Mississippi area including Elvis, BB King, Morgan Freeman and Jimmy Buffett among others.
The development has been in the works since 2005, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Funding legislature was approved in 2009 and development is now on course for an opening date of 2017.
The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience is designed by Gallagher & Associates
Credit: The development has been in the works since 2005
PROJECT PROFILE: Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience Ground has been broken on a US$45m immersive arts facility in Meridian, Mississippi,
dedicated to film, literature, music, art, dance, theatre and visual arts.
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Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience to recognise state's legendary artists
POSTED 12 Oct 2015 . BY Tom Anstey
The museum will have a large focus on artists from the Mississippi area
Ground has been broken on a US$45m (€40m, £29m) immersive arts facility in Meridian, Mississippi, dedicated to film, literature, music, art, dance, theatre and visual arts.
The 58,500sq ft (5,435sq m) Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience is designed by Gallagher & Associates. The museum’s design will be “totally immersive”, according to principal architect Cybelle Jones, who said the plans would incorporate media, hands-on experiences and interactive art.
“What is so special about Mississippi is going to come out,” added Jones. “The Mississippi story about these artists is what this experience will be about. Their photography, their paintings, their songs, their theatre, will come to life in a different way."
The museum will have a large focus on artists from the Mississippi area including Elvis, BB King, Morgan Freeman and Jimmy Buffett among others.
The development has been in the works since 2005, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Funding legislature was approved in 2009 and development is now on course for an opening date of 2017.
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Expo 2030 Riyadh is being planned as a permanent visitor destination, with organisers
confirming the six-million-square-metre site will become a Global Village after the event closes.
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