Protests Over Gallery Expansion

The Tate St. Ives Gallery is very successful. So now the museum wants to expand (naturally). But “more than 2,000 local people have signed a petition against the expansion plans, many of them believing the gallery is losing touch with the town. Some protesters object because the proposed creative centre, which the gallery and Cornwall county council want built on land above the existing building, would mean a loss of views and car parking spaces.”