The new Being Brunel museum celebrates the life and legacy of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, telling the engineer’s story using some 150 of his personal artefacts, interactive exhibits and audio-visual experiences. The museum is part of the UK-wide ‘Year of Engineering’ and hopes to boost the £10 million economic benefit that Brunel’s SS Great Britain already brings to Bristol each year.
To assist with its development, engineering technologies company Renishaw has supported the museum since 2015 and was the founder member of the Being Brunel Corporate Club, formed to enable local companies to support the development of the new museum. Renishaw has made a video contribution to one of its galleries.
Explains Lucy Ackland, senior development engineer at Renishaw: “Brunel’s work continues to inspire engineers and scientists, even 150 years after his death. Brunel worked on impressive projects, like the Great Western Railway, overcoming obstacles to build tunnels and bridges to create a transport system, essential to everyday life.
“Engineering is a profession built on solving problems. Today, we can learn from how Brunel overcame failures and came up with solutions to very important challenges.”
