More progress for Wrexham’s new Museum of Two Halves
The project to create a new ‘Museum of Two Halves’ in Wrexham city centre is now well underway! Building work has now commenced on the iconic, 167 year old, Grade II listed County Buildings in Wrexham city centre – the home of Wrexham Museum since 1996. When the building reopens
Wrexham’s new ‘Museum of Two Halves’ to receive major National Lottery Heritage funding
A new national attraction being developed in Wrexham city centre is to receive a major National Lottery Heritage Fund funding grant. The Museum of Two Halves, which includes a fully refurbished and enhanced Wrexham Museum in the current building, alongside a brand-new National Football Museum in Wales, receives over £2.7m.
Back of the net! Project to create a new Wrexham Museum and Football Museum for Wales is underway!
Extensive work has kicked off on a major city centre project with the goal of creating the Museum of Two Halves – a new museum for Wrexham, alongside a Football Museum for Wales. SWG Construction, based in Welshpool, will be carrying out the major project in Regent Street on behalf
Help us create Wrexham’s new museum!
A national survey has been launched to help develop a ‘groundbreaking’ new brand for Wrexham’s new ‘Museum of Two Halves’. Due to open in 2026, the project will see the current Wrexham Museum building on Regent street totally refurbished and redeveloped in to a brand new national attraction. One half
Wrexham Museum redevelopment project awarded new funding grant
The project to redevelop Wrexham Museum into a ‘Museum of Two Halves’ has been awarded a grant by a major UK charity. The ‘The Museum of Two Halves’ project will see the current Wrexham Museum building redeveloped into a brand new museum for Wrexham, alongside a Football Museum for Wales.
Football museum shares Welsh clubs’ stories in new short film series
All six short films in our Welsh Football Club Origins series are now available to watch online. The films include the stories of clubs with over a hundred years of history, as well as clubs who have only just started their Welsh football journey. Each story is told with the
Home advantage for ‘Museum of Two Halves’ project manager
Nick Underwood, Senior Project Manager at Fraser Randall has recently returned to Wrexham, his childhood home, and is thrilled to be part of a project so close to his heart. Fraser Randall have been appointed as Technical Project Managers for Wrexham’s ‘Museum of Two Halves’ – a fully refurbished and
Wrexham’s ‘Museum of Two Halves’ appoints activity planners
Activity planners have been appointed to help develop an extensive plan of action for Wrexham’s new ‘Museum of Two Halves’. Wrexham Museum has now closed to the public so the building can be prepared for redevelopment. The new ‘Museum of Two Halves’ is set to open in 2026 and will
A landmark display on museum forecourt
The latest display on the museum forecourt is a series of artworks by north Wales’s landscape artist, Mikey Jones. Mikey Jones rose to prominence with his ‘Wrexham Skyline’ mural which was exhibited at the old Wrexham Arts Centre and reminded people of the town’s urban heritage. Since then his paintings
Wrexham Museum’s redevelopment project reaches major stage
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