Like many of Britain’s great cities of industry beyond London, it suffered depression and neglect as Margaret Thatcher deemed them expendable in her quest to make Britain a satellite state of the global stock market. The announcement that Dundee was embarking on one of Scotland’s most important cultural projects ever, the spectacular V&A Dundee, delighted those of us who have long regarded this great city and its people with affection. The V&A Dundee has been a success and the building itself has become one of Scotland’s most emblematic and instantly recognisable jewels. Beyond it there will always be Dundee itself, ever vibrant, warm and striving still to overcome the social problems that afflict other great cities. Dundonians deserved their museum and over time this building and its treasures will evolve uniquely to honour them.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2019 09:00 UTC