New £7.2m attraction celebrates Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s work and life through previously unseen artefacts and a journey into the mind of the great engineer.
“You are now in Brunel’s ear canal,” Rhian Tritton tells early visitors to the UK’s newest museum as they walk through a dark, disconcerting, spongy corridor.
Next they are in his brain where 20 people at a time will get an audio, visual and, with the tang of steam and cigar smoke, smellable experience of Brunel’s life and work.
The trip inside the mind of Isambard Kingdom Brunel is part of a £7.2m visitor attraction on Bristol’s harbourside, which opens to the public on 23 March.
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“You are now in Brunel’s ear canal,” Rhian Tritton tells early visitors to the UK’s newest museum as they walk through a dark, disconcerting, spongy corridor.
Next they are in his brain where 20 people at a time will get an audio, visual and, with the tang of steam and cigar smoke, smellable experience of Brunel’s life and work.
The trip inside the mind of Isambard Kingdom Brunel is part of a £7.2m visitor attraction on Bristol’s harbourside, which opens to the public on 23 March.
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Being Brunel opens on Friday, beside his famous steamship the SS Great Britain in Bristol. All images: Adrian Brooks/Imagewise
With six galleries showing around 150 personal artefacts, many never seen in public before, curators of the Being Brunel museum hope it will give visitors unprecedented, informative and fun insights into the life and work of one of the greatest engineers Britain has ever produced.
“I want visitors to meet him, I want them to feel they actually know him,” said Tritton, the driving force behind the new museum, one which has taken six years to realise. “I want them to be emotionally connected.”
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With six galleries showing around 150 personal artefacts, many never seen in public before, curators of the Being Brunel museum hope it will give visitors unprecedented, informative and fun insights into the life and work of one of the greatest engineers Britain has ever produced.
“I want visitors to meet him, I want them to feel they actually know him,” said Tritton, the driving force behind the new museum, one which has taken six years to realise. “I want them to be emotionally connected.”
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Brunel’s sketchbook showing his vision for the Great Eastern ship, held by Rhian Tritton, director of content at Being Brunel.
The new museum is effectively a very large addition to the current SS Great Britain attraction, which gives visitors the chance to walk round what was the world’s first great ocean liner.
Among the artefacts going on display are a well-worn cigar case which contains Brunel’s last cigar and has on its lid the words IKB Athenaeum Club Pall Mall. It had space for 48 cigars – one day’s supply.
Elsewhere there is Brunel’s 1821 school report – teachers predict he will achieve great things – and a remarkably accomplished sketch of a horse that he drew when he was six.
One of the standout features in the new museum is the eight-metre tall model of Brunel’s hugely recognisable head, complete with cigar and stovepipe hat, into which visitors can walk inside his mind.
Tritton, the director of interpretation, collections and education, said she was inspired by the mad, hilarious film Being John Malkovich, which has a tiny door into the mind and consciousness of the American actor.
Why not do the same for Brunel? “I thought it would be a new way to tell his story.” she said. “There have been lots of very good biographies of Brunel but he does tend to be viewed from a strictly engineering perspective, everything is measured by the success or failure of his engineering projects.”
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The new museum is effectively a very large addition to the current SS Great Britain attraction, which gives visitors the chance to walk round what was the world’s first great ocean liner.
Among the artefacts going on display are a well-worn cigar case which contains Brunel’s last cigar and has on its lid the words IKB Athenaeum Club Pall Mall. It had space for 48 cigars – one day’s supply.
Elsewhere there is Brunel’s 1821 school report – teachers predict he will achieve great things – and a remarkably accomplished sketch of a horse that he drew when he was six.
One of the standout features in the new museum is the eight-metre tall model of Brunel’s hugely recognisable head, complete with cigar and stovepipe hat, into which visitors can walk inside his mind.
Tritton, the director of interpretation, collections and education, said she was inspired by the mad, hilarious film Being John Malkovich, which has a tiny door into the mind and consciousness of the American actor.
Why not do the same for Brunel? “I thought it would be a new way to tell his story.” she said. “There have been lots of very good biographies of Brunel but he does tend to be viewed from a strictly engineering perspective, everything is measured by the success or failure of his engineering projects.”
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Giving a final polish to the bell of Brunel’s Great Western steamship, which first set sail in 1838, and was once the largest passenger ship in the world.
Recreating the smell of cigars without using cigars is less tricky than it might sound, Tritton said. “We have smells on board SS Great Britain for vomit, horses, urine, bread, all sorts of things, so cigar smoke is a cinch.”
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The new museum incorporates Brunel’s original and fully restored dock office in the Great Western Dockyard, where he designed and built the SS Great Britain, a ship which took four years to construct and another 18 months to get out of Bristol.
There are also artefacts exploring the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Great Western Railway, Box Tunnel and Paddington Station.
Tritton said they were keen to not only tell the story of Brunel’s greatest achievements, but also his failures. So there is a section of pipe from the ambitious but ill-fated South Devon Atmospheric Railway, a line which would have run from Exeter towards Plymouth using trains powered by atmospheric traction. There are also objects and sketchbooks showing the Great Eastern, the vast iron steamship which was, at the time of its launch in 1858, by far the largest ship the world had ever seen.
The museum has benefitted from £4.78m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and it is expected to provide a significant boost to tourism in the city, with anticipated visitor numbers of 200,000 a year. The admission price is £16.50 for adults and £9.50 for children, and provides unlimited revisits for 12 months.
Tritton said the interest in Brunel, his life and achievements was enormous. “There is something so enigmatic about him... But also he was brave and fearless in the scope of his projects and I think people respond to that.”
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Recreating the smell of cigars without using cigars is less tricky than it might sound, Tritton said. “We have smells on board SS Great Britain for vomit, horses, urine, bread, all sorts of things, so cigar smoke is a cinch.”
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The new museum incorporates Brunel’s original and fully restored dock office in the Great Western Dockyard, where he designed and built the SS Great Britain, a ship which took four years to construct and another 18 months to get out of Bristol.
There are also artefacts exploring the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the Great Western Railway, Box Tunnel and Paddington Station.
Tritton said they were keen to not only tell the story of Brunel’s greatest achievements, but also his failures. So there is a section of pipe from the ambitious but ill-fated South Devon Atmospheric Railway, a line which would have run from Exeter towards Plymouth using trains powered by atmospheric traction. There are also objects and sketchbooks showing the Great Eastern, the vast iron steamship which was, at the time of its launch in 1858, by far the largest ship the world had ever seen.
The museum has benefitted from £4.78m from the Heritage Lottery Fund and it is expected to provide a significant boost to tourism in the city, with anticipated visitor numbers of 200,000 a year. The admission price is £16.50 for adults and £9.50 for children, and provides unlimited revisits for 12 months.
Tritton said the interest in Brunel, his life and achievements was enormous. “There is something so enigmatic about him... But also he was brave and fearless in the scope of his projects and I think people respond to that.”
Since you’re here …
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Museu de Brunel, Bristol, Inglaterra.
A nova atração de £ 7,2 milhões celebra o trabalho e a vida de Isambard Kingdom Brunel através de artefatos inéditos e uma jornada na mente do grande engenheiro.
"Você está agora no canal auditivo de Brunel", Rhian Tritton diz aos primeiros visitantes do mais novo museu do Reino Unido enquanto caminham por um corredor escuro e desconcertante e esponjoso.
Em seguida, eles estão em seu cérebro, onde 20 pessoas de cada vez receberão um áudio, visual e, com o sabor da fumaça do vapor e do charuto, uma experiência agradável da vida e do trabalho de Brunel.
A viagem dentro da mente de Isambard Kingdom Brunel faz parte de uma atração de visitantes de 7,2 milhões de libras na zona portuária de Bristol, que será aberta ao público no dia 23 de março.
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Sendo Brunel abre na sexta-feira, ao lado de seu famoso navio a SS britânica em Bristol. Todas as imagens: Adrian Brooks / Imagewise
Com seis galerias mostrando cerca de 150 artefatos pessoais, muitos nunca antes vistos em público, os curadores do Museu Being Brunel esperam que os visitantes tenham uma visão inédita, informativa e divertida da vida e do trabalho de um dos maiores engenheiros britânicos já produzidos.
"Quero que os visitantes o conheçam, quero que sintam que realmente o conhecem", disse Tritton, a força motriz por trás do novo museu, que levou seis anos para ser realizada. "Eu quero que eles estejam emocionalmente conectados."
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O caderno de desenhos de Brunel mostrando sua visão para o navio Great Eastern, realizado por Rhian Tritton, diretor de conteúdo da Being Brunel.
O novo museu é efetivamente uma adição muito grande à atual atração da SS Great Britain, que oferece aos visitantes a oportunidade de percorrer o primeiro grande transatlântico do mundo.
Entre os artefatos expostos está um estojo de charutos bem gasto que contém o último charuto da Brunel e tem na tampa as palavras IKB Athenaeum Club Pall Mall. Tinha espaço para 48 charutos - um dia de fornecimento.
Em outros lugares, há o relatório escolar de Brunei de 1821 - os professores prevêem que ele conseguirá grandes coisas - e um esboço notavelmente realizado de um cavalo que ele desenhou quando tinha seis anos.
Uma das características de destaque no novo museu é o modelo de oito metros de altura da cabeça extremamente reconhecível de Brunel, com um chapéu de charuto e chaminé, no qual os visitantes podem entrar em sua mente.
Tritton, diretora de interpretação, coleções e educação, disse que foi inspirada pelo louco e hilário filme Being John Malkovich, que tem uma pequena porta para a mente e a consciência do ator americano.
Por que não fazer o mesmo com Brunel? "Eu pensei que seria uma nova maneira de contar sua história", disse ela. "Tem havido muitas boas biografias de Brunel, mas ele tende a ser visto de uma perspectiva estritamente de engenharia, tudo é medido pelo sucesso ou fracasso de seus projetos de engenharia."
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Dar um polimento final ao sino do navio a vapor Great Western da Brunel, que partiu pela primeira vez em 1838, e já foi o maior navio de passageiros do mundo.
Recriar o cheiro de charutos sem usar charutos é menos complicado do que parece, disse Tritton. "Temos cheiros a bordo do SS Grã-Bretanha para vômito, cavalos, urina, pão, todo tipo de coisa, então a fumaça do charuto é uma coisa fácil."
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O novo museu incorpora a doca original e totalmente restaurada de Brunel no Great Western Dockyard, onde projetou e construiu a SS Great Britain, um navio que levou quatro anos para ser construído e outros 18 meses para sair de Bristol.
Há também artefatos que exploram a Ponte Suspensa de Clifton, a Great Western Railway, o Box Tunnel e a Estação Paddington.
Tritton disse que eles estavam ansiosos para não só contar a história das maiores conquistas de Brunel, mas também seus fracassos. Portanto, há uma seção de tubulação da ambiciosa mas malfadada Ferrovia Atmosférica de South Devon, uma linha que teria corrido de Exeter em direção a Plymouth usando trens movidos a tração atmosférica. Há também objetos e cadernos de esboços que mostram o Great Eastern, o vasto navio a vapor de ferro que, na época de seu lançamento em 1858, era de longe o maior navio que o mundo já havia visto.
O museu beneficiou-se de 4,78 milhões de libras do Heritage Lottery Fund e espera-se que proporcione um impulso significativo ao turismo na cidade, com um número antecipado de visitantes de 200.000 por ano. O preço de admissão é de £ 16,50 para adultos e £ 9,50 para crianças, e oferece revisites ilimitadas por 12 meses.
Tritton disse que o interesse em Brunel, sua vida e realizações foram enormes. "Há algo tão enigmático nele ... Mas também ele foi corajoso e destemido no escopo de seus projetos e acho que as pessoas respondem a isso."
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