An archive photo of the Bishop’s Palace, soon to house the Museum of Modern Waterford.
The Museum of Modern Waterford project, which will be housed in the Bishop’s Palace on The Mall, was officially sanctioned at a meeting of Waterford City Council on Monday evening last.
Thanks to the Council’s Part 8 planning regulation, which permits approval of projects outside of the regular An Bord Pleanála channel, it’s a case of ‘full steam ahead’ for the new museum. Indeed, preparatory work for the ‘Palatial makeover’ is already well underway, with the building currently encased in a shell of scaffolding.
Presenting the proposal to Councillors, Waterford City Architect Rupert Maddock said the project would “return the building to its former glory”.
A total of 10 different works are to be carried out to the Palace, which is a protected structure.
