Science Museum Art Commissioining Programme
Policy, Strategy, Commissions
Pioneering the field of contemporary artists working in museums Clare Cumberlidge initiated the art programme of the Science Museum in 1995, and drafted an Art Commissioning Policy that committed the museum to commission artists as part of every new development. Artists worked with the physical and intellectual resources of the museum to create a series of permanent and temporary interventions. Artists included Jordan Baseman, Brian Catling, Tacita Dean, Ceal Floyer, Tim Head, Tom Heatherwick, Charlie Hooker, Cornelia Parker, Yinka Shonibare.