Coventry Society’s 5th Annual Heritage Conference
We attended this event which took place at The Herbert Art Gallery in October. An inspiring day, we heard updates from Ian Harrabin of Historic Coventry Trust, Marcus Lynch on Coventry Heritage Strategy and Charlotte Booth, Strategic Programme Manager who revealed some of the plans for the former IKEA building.
Coventry City Council has picked up the building to turn it into a lively cultural hub, teaming up with the Arts Council, British Council, and Culture Coventry Trust. Coventry University will have the top two floors, while the lower levels are getting a makeover for cultural and commercial spaces. Construction should finish in 2026, with doors opening in 2027. Thanks to £5 million in “levelling up” funding, this project is set to bring some fantastic cultural perks to the community which is very close to our location, so extra exciting!
The rest of the day featured updates including Coventry Archives, Irish Coventry Heritage and Kenilworth Road Trees Project amongst others.
Exciting times for the city’s heritage!
