Jon Finch has been given the big role of re-imagining the Harris as a tourist and cultural destination for the region. The Harris is a Grade 1 listed building containing a huge collection of items and has always been a, no, ‘the’ major feature of Preston. The task is to take it a step up.
What will this take? The Harris already is a more substantial cultural attraction than that of any similar sized town or city in the region. Only Manchester and Liverpool beat it and they have single subject galleries and museums bigger than the Harris which is a broader scoped attraction. Re-imagining might need to take in more buildings and more nearby attractions to make that step up. As well as looking at what is exhibited. This is an exciting project, we look forward to learning more.
See the council website for full details: http://www.preston.gov.uk/news/2015/sep/jon-s-man-re-imagine-harris/