The Winton Mathematics Gallery
Newly designed gallery at the Science Museum designed by Zaha Hadid. This is a striking space with a wonderful installation in the middle based on the air displacement of the plane which hangs in the centre of it. The structure is a beautiful flowing shape made of a stretched canvas with a thick metal edge. The whole thing is lit in a purple light. It leaves two spaces one of which has the plane in it and a video about the new design. The other is currently empty with benches round it which I hope will be used for gallery talks. I loved the fact the shapes also played out on the design on the floor and in the ceiling lights throughout the gallery. The display space in the rest of the gallery is also good with nice themed displays on the role of the maths in society linking the old and new within each section. These link well to the installation and weave around it. Reviews Times Telegraph Evening Standard