View of 'Mareel'. Mareel is a music venue, cinema and educational facility currently under construction on Lerwick's waterfront.
Mareel is a music venue, cinema and educational facility currently under construction on Lerwick's waterfront in Shetland adjacent to Shetland Museum.[ Mareel will feature music facilities including a performance auditorium, a recording studio and rehearsal facilities. The proposed site is near the new Museum and Archives in Lerwick and the building is due to be completed in 2011. Shetland Arts are the lead agency behind the project, Gareth Hoskins are the architects and are the building contractors. The name means "phosphorescence on the ocean". Mareel was designed as a multi use venue and hub for the creative industries. The main performance auditorium will have a standing capacity of about 700 and a seated capacity of around 250, with a balcony seating a further 85 people. There will be 2 screening areas. The main cinema will have a seated capacity of around 160 with a smaller second cinema seating around 40. The recording studio will have a control room and live area. The split level cafe bar will incorporate an additional performance area. The rehearsal area(s) will have sprung floors making them suitable for music and dance use. The multi media production suite will have facilities for film, TV, music, graphics and website production. Shetland College UHI are to begin delivering music courses in Mareel in the 2011/12 academic year.
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Location: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Photo credit: © Andy Buchanan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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