Cheltenham's Museum and Art Gallery is to be rebranded
as The Wilson.
The building in
Clarence Street is due to re-open on 5 October following a £6.3m refurbishment
over the past 18 months.
The new name is
inspired by explorer Dr Edward Wilson, who was born in the town and who died on
Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition in 1912.
Borough
councillors voted unanimously for the name at a meeting on Tuesday evening.
Other names
considered were C-MAG, an acronym of Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery, and
Fifty One, a reference to the building's postal address.
Steve Jordan,
leader of Cheltenham Borough Council, said: "Edward Wilson was a local lad
from Cheltenham. He was both an artist and an explorer on the Scott expedition.
"Quite a
lot of his art has been donated to the museum and gallery. He did lots of
watercolours while he was on the trip."
As part of the
refurbishment, a new extension has been built to increase exhibition and
display space, with improvements also carried out on existing galleries and
public spaces.
Cheltenham's
Tourist Information Centre is also moving to the building.
Source: BBC
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