Public Art Removal
Birmingham Public Artwork temporary removal
Client: Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Museum Trust, Midland Metro Alliance
ICR working with their logistics partner Allelys Heavy Haulage completed the enabling works, conservation packing, and uplift and specialist transportation of 4 major public sculptures.
The public artwork needed to be temporarily removed and stored to facilitate the construction of the new metro rail system as part of the Birmingham urban regeneration project.
The 4 pieces were
Boulton Watt Murdoch by William Bloye 1956
Iron:Man by Antony Gormley 1993
Industry & Genius by David Patten 1990
The Real Birmingham Family by Gillian Wearing 2014