AQW 2463/10 Written question to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure
To ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what involvement his Department will have in the development of the Titanic Quarter; and how he will ensure that maritime heritage is integrated into this development.
Asked by Naomi Long MLA on 4 November 2009
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 November 2009
- Answer due by
- 19 November 2009
- Answered
- 17 November 200913 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department is building new accommodation for the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland in the Titanic Quarter. The new Record Office, which is scheduled to open to the public in May 2011, is costing £29.5m and is a major investment in the Titanic Quarter.
The development of Titanic Quarter is a cross-Departmental project.
The Executive has already announced their support for the Titanic Signature Project which will tell the story of the maritime and industrial heritage of Belfast and the wider region, focussed to a large extent around the Titanic story.