13112 x 3500 px | 111 x 29,6 cm | 43,7 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
8 juin 2026
Lieu:
V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK
Informations supplémentaires:
. Panorama of V&A Dundee and the restored RRS Discovery on Dundee Waterfront, Scotland, UK. Photographed on 8 June 2026. The recorded location is V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, Scotland, UK. The wide view shows the distinctive angular form of Scotland's design museum beside the historic exploration ship and the regenerated riverside public realm on the River Tay. V&A Dundee opened as a major cultural anchor for the city's waterfront transformation and sits immediately beside Discovery Point. The panoramic composition shows how the museum, ship and surrounding development combine to create one of Dundee's most recognisable modern cityscapes. V&A Dundee opened in 2018 as Scotland's first dedicated design museum and the first V&A museum outside London. Designed by Kengo Kuma and inspired by Scotland's east-coast cliffs, it became a centrepiece of Dundee's waterfront regeneration beside the restored RRS Discovery. For digital access, the historical context is that public libraries expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as part of civic education, later adding computers, events and digital services while retaining their role as shared community space. Looking at maritime transport, the longer history is that harbours and ferry ports have shaped coastal communities for centuries, providing sheltered water for fishing, trade and passenger travel; Quays, piers, slipways and terminal buildings record changing vessel sizes and the transition from cargo handling to modern roll-on roll-off ferry operations. The background to memorabilia is that material culture includes the ordinary products people bought, used, collected or displayed; Small manufactured objects can reveal national identity, advertising, technology and popular taste in ways that formal records do not. The scene also brings together design, ship, River, Tay, architecture, tourism, and regeneration.
