Plan the art and the scientific center on the nature reserve

Artists, scientists and environmentalists worked together to create a science and art center in a nature reserve.

The island of Hilbre, off the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, is a tidal island with a long story of strategic importance for sailors and fauna.

Already a site of special scientific interest and wetlands of international importance, the island plays an essential role in the maritime heritage of Wirral and the Dee estuary.

Directed by the original artist of Liverpool, Terry Duffy, the new collaboration will create a center of science, art and sustainability on the island, using old buildings already there.

The Hilbre Island Community Land Trust was created by three organizations, the British Art & Design Association, the Observatory of birds on Hilbre Island and the friends of Hilbre in the shared goal of obtaining a long -term future for important heritage buildings and the protected landscape in the central part of the island.

The island’s buildings, four of which are classified as grade II, will be restored to create the center, to extend the existing surveillance of migratory birds and allow greater connection with the local community through educational activities.

As part of the Independent Biennial, the sister-festival led by the artist of Liverpool Biennial, a summer of artist, workshops, exhibitions and performance residences will offer a projector on the restoration and protection of the historic archipelago.

Mr. Duffy said: “I want visitors to be fascinated, surprised, intrigued and disputed by this unique nature reserve island.”

The event program will take place in the Independent Biennial, which begins on June 7 and takes place until September 14.