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Pic Alan Richardson Dundee, Pix-AR.co.uk
(LtoR) Jak Adams, Fiona Okeke, Dominic Nelson and Sarah McGillivary with the tree they helped position.
V&A Museum of Design Dundee Topping Out Ceremony. A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held today (Wednesday March 1) to mark a significant moment in the construction of V&A Museum of Design Dundee. Local schoolchildren took part in the event which saw a Douglas Fir tree positioned ceremonially by crane at the highest point of the building, nearly two years on from the start of construction. The tree was in position temporarily for the ceremony and will be planted as part of the landscaping at the site later. Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the £80.11 million V&A Museum of Design project is on schedule to open to the public next year. The pupils, from Our Lady’s and Rosebank primary schools, have been taking part in the Bonnetmakers design project with V&A Dundee which has seen them explore the traditions of Dundee bonnet making and look forward to the impact the museum will have on their futures.
