You may have noticed that the Cool Seas has temporarily closed. We spoke to Director of Husbandry & Exhibition, Ben for an update on the work taking place thanks to funding from Biffa Award.
Throughout what has been a very busy year we have been able to update three areas within the attraction; all of which are making good progress as we approach the final stages of our project.
The first stage of the updates is now almost complete, this is a mesmerising jellyfish and plankton exhibit. We are really excited to reveal this exhibit to visitors, it features touchless interactives so they can learn about critical ocean plankton and some eye catching projections and animations. Another key feature is a large jellyfish exhibit starring the largest jellyfish kreisel that we have ever installed. At 3m wide and 1.6m high our new kreisel needed hoisting through the building over night! We want our jellyfish exhibition to be informative while retaining the sensory appeal of the space that visitors enjoyed.
We are now working on stage 2 of the project which requires us to temporarily close the entire Cool Seas exhibition space in order for essential works to be complete such as replacing the entire floor covering. The focus in this area will be on the energetic shoreline of the East Yorkshire Coast. The team have completed a number of site visits to North Landing at Flamborough and a little further North at Cayton Bay. This research will allow us to create a realistic and immersive experience using both audio visual and physical exhibition for visitors to engage with.
The temporary closure is necessary to complete the final phase of our Cool Seas project and the team and I hope that it doesn’t cause too much disruption, it will definitely be worth it when the project is completed early in 2023, when we look forward to showing visitors our updated spaces.