Galleries

Galleries may play host to sharks in tanks or old Dutch masters, but their overriding purpose is to offer the best possible experience to the art lover. As in other arts sectors, construction and refurbishment projects promise improved visitor experiences but at a cost, with income often lost when the doors are closed for works.

From renovation to transformation

Mace has a great track record of delivering improvements to some of the best-loved galleries in the UK, from remodelling gallery space at Tate Britain back in 2000, through to our work as construction manager on Tate Modern’s current transformation with Herzog and De Meuron’s daring pyramid-like design. We take the time to understand what makes a gallery tick, to adopt its vision, and to forge a path to delivery that is sensitive to its overall operational needs. We don't just work on massive projects either. We've also delivered the fit out of a small but important gallery for art dealer Larry Gagosian in just nine weeks and been instrumental in recovering the Colchester Visual Arts by getting the failing project back on track.

Getting involved

Arts buildings have a special place in urban environments and Mace’s commitment runs beyond normal project commissions. We were a key sponsor of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion for two years and provided a project management service on both the SANAA (2009) and Jean Nouvel (2010) installations. These rewarding but challenging projects position innovation and flexibility as critical to success. Although the design of the Serpentine pavillions were available three months before construction got underway, Mace met the deadlines every time.