See the Light: Tracey Emin and Steve McQueen illuminate Durham gallery’s revival

<p>Art of international significance planned for £17m redevelopment of museum whose closure sparked uproar</p><p>Works by Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Olafur Eliasson have gone on display at a new contemporary art gallery and museum in north-east England which aims to show works of international significance.</p><p><a href="https://thelightdurham.org.uk/">The Light</a> is a £17m <a href="https://www.britbuild-magazine.co.uk/willmott-dixon-completes-17m-the-light-cultural-and-regeneration-project-in-durham/">redevelopment of a museum in Durham</a> that closed 10 years ago to local uproar.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/21/durham-art-gallery-opens-with-works-by-tracey-emin-and-steve-mcqueen">Continue reading...</a>