Tullie House has announced that it will soon close to undergo exciting redevelopment works in 2024. 

The popular museum will be closed from December 24 until summer 2024, and will reopen with 'new and improved ground floor spaces'.

Tullie originally opened to the public on November 8, 1893 and this month celebrated its 130th birthday. 

Its birthday comes with exciting news of redevelopment. Project Tullie is the museum's phased redevelopment programme taking place over the next few years.

The first phase was the Costume Collection galleries which opened in 2021. The second phase will create a new entrance and welcome area, including a new ground-floor gallery.

Building work on Phase Two of the project is set to start in January 2024, and so the museum will be closed from December 24 until summer 2024 to allow this exciting work to take place.

This latest development has been made possible with funding by the UK Government, including support from the UK Government’s Town’s Fund and Future High Streets Fund.

Once this stage of redevelopment is completed, Tullie will have a revitalised and more accessible entrance and atrium space and, most exciting of all, a brand-new ground-floor gallery dedicated to the border city.

However, there is still plenty of time to visit Tullie, especially after The Digging Deeper: Uncovering Roman Carlisle exhibition, which showcases the incredible Roman heads that were unearthed earlier this year, was extended until December 23.

Tullie also has two weeks of Christmas fun planned.

The museum will be offering to extend all annual purchases of admission tickets or membership through the closure period.

Tullie will be providing progress updates and sharing plans over the next few months. You can delve deeper into Project Tullie and find out more about the ambitions behind the project by following this link https://tullie.org.uk/project-tullie/ 

The museum is encouraging people to get in touch with any questions, thoughts or general words of excitement. You can do this by emailing enquiries@tulliehouse.org or following them on social media.

There will be a lot to look forward to when the museum reopens in its 131st year.