Duncan McCauley - Museumsplanung und Ausstellungsgestaltung

German Design Award 2018 for Botticelli Reimagined

We received the German Design Award 2018 for Botticelli Reimagined (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). A big, proud thank you to our project team and partners!

Museum planning in cooperation with the University of Leicester and the National Trust – Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

In collaboration with the Research Centre for Museum and Galleries at the University of Leicester and the National Trust, Duncan McCauley is developing a visitor experience based on the themes of isolation and loneliness at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire (UK). The project aims at finding innovative ways of immersing the visitor in the authentic spirit of the place. We are looking forward to creating a unique experience at this stately home!

Successful participation in invited competition – Stralsund Museum, Stralsund (Germany)

Duncan McCauley won the invited competition for the permanent exhibition at Stralsund Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections on archaeology and cultural history in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Our concept treats the former Dominican Monastery Saint Catharine as an exhibit in its own right, thus achieving a close integration of monastery and collections.

Successful tender for a new entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Völklingen Ironworks, Saarland (Germany)

Guided by our experience with industrial heritage sites, our respectful treatment of the listed water tower complex prevailed in the international architectural competition. Our concept for the museum's new entrance hall preserves the integrity of the existing industrial spaces and machinery and compliments these with a dynamic new circulation route for visitors.

Red Dot Award 2017 for Diana: Her Fashion Story

We recieved the Red Dot Award 2017 for our exhibition Diana: Her Fashion Story (Kensington Palace, London). A big, proud thank you to our project team and partners!

Publication – Berlin Design Digest, Slanted Publishers

April 2017: Duncan McCauley is delighted to be featured in the publication “Berlin Design Digest” with our recently completed projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Hampton Court Palace, London. The book by editors Robert Eysoldt and Raban Ruddigkeit celebrates the tenth anniversary of Berlin being named “City of Design” by UNESCO.

Collaborative Project -CineMuseSpace

February 2017: in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, University of Leicester and University of Nanjing, Duncan McCauley will explore the importance of cinematic contribution to culture, and how film can communicate spatial constructs cross-culturally. The project will be realised in Manchester and Liverpool, UK as well as in Nanjing, China.

Opening - Diana: Her Fashion Story

February 2017: The exhibition celebrating Princess Diana's fashion legacy opened at Kensington Palace, London to high public regard. It marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and showcases some of her most memorable garments, and traces the evolution of her unique style.

Completion Caroline's Closet - Kensington Palace, London

December 2016: In Kensington Palace we have completed showcase installations in Queen Caroline's Closet for original Holbein drawings, the design of which are integrated with graphic reproductions of the historic hanging plan of the room. This is our last contribution to the progressive presentation of the baroque rooms in the palace.

Invitation to the World Design Capital 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan

October 2016: The studio Duncan McCauley was invited to take part in the 2016 International Forum on “Designing for Visitor Engagement in Museums” as part of Taipei2016, World Design Capital. Tom Duncan gave a key-note presentation and lead a one day workshop for museum professionals.

Completion - Hampton Court Palace, London

September 2016: Duncan McCauley has completed interpretive installations around the story of the Georges in the baroque rooms of Hampton Court Palace. In the Guard Chamber of the Queen's State Apartments, projected members of the Yeomen of the Guard bring the atmosphere of the room back to life.

Successful Tender Process - The New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum Foundation

September 2016: Berlin’s New Synagogue celebrated the 150th anniversary of its consecration. Attracting over 100,000 visitors annually, the building is an outstanding example in which the history of the city is legible. We are very pleased to have been tasked with the presentation of this story in the new permanent exhibition.

Richtfest James Simon Galerie – Museum Island, Berlin

April 2016: Duncan McCauley were delighted to be present at the topping out ceremony and are looking forward to completing the permanent exhibition located in the new entrance building for the Museum Island.

Winner of the Red Dot Award 2016

Duncan McCauley has won the Red Dot Award in the category of “Spatial Communication” for its concept design of the recently completed exhibition “Botticelli Reimagined” at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. With its 17,000 entries, the Red Dot Award belongs to one of the biggest worldwide design competitions.

We look forward to the winners’ exhibition taking place in Berlin, in November 2016!

Opening – Botticelli Reimagined

March 2016: ‘Botticelli Reimagened’ opens in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. It is the largest Botticelli Exhibition in Britain since 1930 with over 50 original works. The exhibition tells the story of his rediscovery in the 19th century and how this has influenced art, design and fashion up until the present day.

5 March until 3 July 2016.

Completion - Founders Picture Gallery – Royal Holloway, London

March 2016: Duncan McCauley completed the new permanent lighting installation for Thomas Holloway's fine collection of Victorian paintings in the Picture Gallery. The new bespoke lighting brings both the collection with masterpieces from artists such as John Everett Millais und Edward Burne and the heritage space itself brilliantly to life.

Workshop – Masterplanning Strategies

November 2015: Tom Duncan led a workshop at the The Future of Museum and Gallery Design conference in Hong Kong. Group activities encourage the participants, both designers and museum professionals, to engage with the idea of the museum as an experience and to think about the relevance of time and sequence as part of the museum planning process.

Successful tender process – Akademie der Künste Berlin

September 2015: In cooperation with Polyform Duncan McCauley wins the tender process for the new permanent exhibition held at the Berliner Akademie der Künste, entitled ‘Information’s System Pariser Platz’.

Successful tender process – German Museum Munich

August 2015: Duncan McCauley wins the invited competition for the design of the new permanent exhibition ‘Image - Text - Codes’, opening in the Deutsches Museum München in 2019. The exhibition deals with the current and historical phenomena of communication and media culture, and is characterized by its multi-perspective and interdisciplinary approach.

Opening – Fassbinder - NOW

May 2015: The exhibition commissioned by the German Film Museum ‘Fassbinder – NOW’ in Frankfurt opens in the Berliner Martin-Gropius-Bau. The exhibition framework deals with presenting the work and methods of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, displaying their lasting contemporary relevance through works by top-calibre artists of today.

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