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SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARDS 2024

It’s Award week! We’re proud to have two projects shortlisted in the Experiential category of the Scottish Design Awards - The Faith Museum & Ad Gefrin.

The Faith Museum is part of Auckland Castle, once home to the Prince Bishops of Durham; a place where the material & spiritual have combined since pre-Roman times.

Leading visitors on a journey through history, the Museum tells the story of faith in Britain across six millennia kindling curiosity, raising universal questions about our place in the world & relate to one another.

Four dynamic galleries explore key moments, people & ideas that have impacted Britain. Rarely seen objects, national treasures, personal mementoes & contemporary art commissions provoke enquiry & reflection. These objects have been chosen to show the nature & impact of something seemingly invisible & intangible: if faith is something we cannot perceive physically, can evidence of faith be found?

The Ad Gefrin Distillery & Visitor Experience, located in the heart of Wooler, Northumberland, is a brand-new whisky distillery, museum & impressive experience of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria.

More than 1,000 years ago, Northumbria was the most powerful kingdom in all England, ruled from Bamburgh Castle & the Royal residence of ‘Ad Gefrin’ in the nearby Glendale Valley. The museum experience introduces visitors to the rich history of Ad Gefrin, which had almost become lost until its rediscovery in the 1950’s. To tell this fascinating story visitors begin by being welcomed into an immersive recreation of the Great Hall, complete with replica weaponry & the royal thrones.

Moving to the museum you can explore the story in greater detail through a collection of carefully curated selection of artefacts from the area many of which are of national significance. These are set to a backdrop of illustrated scenes depicting key events the chronology of the site of Ad Gefrin - a story broken down into seven main themes, nature, language, creativity, worship, power, lost & found.

From the museum you embark on the distillery tour to find out what’s involved in creating Northumbria’s first whisky for 200 years. The guided tour includes the Cask Store where the process is brought to life from the first drops of rain to the bottling of the spirit through interactive digital AV & illustration. The tour climaxes within the Tasting Room, an immersive space where you can taste the various spirts being produced on site.

Good luck to all the nominees. Fingers crossed.

SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARDS FINALIST - NOT ONCE BUT TWICE

We are proud to have not one but two entries shortlisted in this year's Scottish Design Awards Experiential Design Category - Ad Gefrin & The Faith Museum. Best of luck to all nominees & fingers crossed for 27th June when the winners are announced.

The Ad Gefrin Distillery & Visitor Experience located in Wooler, Northumberland is a brand-new whisky distillery, museum & impressive experience of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria.

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The Faith Museum, part of the The Auckland Project tells the history of Faith in Britain, from prehistoric evidence of belief to how Faith manifests in modern society. It explores how Faith has shaped lives & communities & how belief has been a driving force throughout the history of Britain. The Museum draws together collections from across the UK including objects found a stone’s throw from the site alongside objects on loan from major institutions including the British Museum & the V&A as well as unique pieces of art. The Museum is housed within the old Scotland Wing of Auckland Palace, including a purpose-built new extension.

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Ad Gefrin Distillery and Anglo-Saxon Museum This is "Ad Gefrin Distillery and Anglo-Saxon Museum" by Studio MB on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.