New York - New Belfast June 2011
Mary McKee
Maze/Long Kesh Programme Delivery Unit
Redevelopment of Maze/Long Kesh site
The site
A contemporary and historical asset
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Northern Ireland’s largest public land asset
- 347 acres
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Historic significance
- Former WWII airfield
- Motor sport venue
- Recent military base
- Internment Camp and Prison associated with
‘the Troubles’
Getting started
32 acres within the
Maze/Long Kesh site
Peace building and Conflict Resolution Centre
32 acres within the
Maze/Long Kesh site
Combines a new building
& existing listed/retained
buildings
Underpinned by
genuine stakeholder
engagement
‘Informal Soundings’
December 2008 - Summer 2010
Guiding Principles
Consensus & Leadership
Ethos & Branding
Local & International Eminence
Added Value
Practise-focused
Income-generating
Inspiring & Iconic
Inclusive & Independent
Synergistic
‘Informal Soundings’
A Unique Offer
International
Exchange
Education,
Research,
Teaching
and Learning
Exhibition
Space
and Archive
Shared
Location
and Facilities
Cross – Cutting themes linked with NI and EU Programmes
‘Reference Groups’
Autumn – Winter 2010
Business Plan
Arts &
Archive
Education
& Learning
Exemplar Designs
Civic
Society
Public
Services
Reference Groups
Interpretive/
Exhibition Facilities
ExPrisoners
Victims &
Survivors
Interpretive Principles
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Create a centre for
storytelling and
reflections
Approach the stories
with sensitivity and
equality
Minimally interpret the
existing buildings
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Create a space and
place for dialogue
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Encourage visitors to
do, to act, to engage,
to interact
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Conserve the existing
buildings
Where we are
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£18.1m bid has been
submitted to Peace III
for European funding
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Additional resources
will be sought from
Heritage Lottery Fund
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Ongoing negotiations
with Royal Ulster
Agricultural Society
about a possible
relocation
Scope for synergies with
international partners
New York - New Belfast June 2011
Mary McKee
Maze/Long Kesh Programme Delivery Unit
mary.mckee@sibni.org