BRITANNIA MINE MUSEUM WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

01/26/2012

Designers embraced the eclectic historic nature of existing materials while giving the Museum’s facilities a sense of modernistic architecture. Connections with the environment and nature can be seen in the creative use of water, wood, stone and copper elements throughout the site. The new Visitor Centre is clad in a combination of dark-stained local Douglas Fir siding and pre-patinated blue-green copper panels made of recycled content pay homage to the Britannia Mine’s copper mining days, when it was once the British Empire’s largest copper mine.

Kirstin Clausen has been instrumental in guiding the Museum and its Board through many milestone projects, including the $14.7 redevelopment in 2010 and the $5 million revitalization of the historic Mill Building in 2007. Clausen has been with the Britannia Mine Museum since 2000. With nearly 30 years of experience as a museum curator, educator and administrator, Clausen’s interest and background has taught her the importance of keeping museums vibrant and relevant to visitors.