Quantum Leap news, page 2


Was this worth £450,000?

The wraps are off Quantum Leap. Is it a fitting tribute or waste of money?


Darwin sculpture is finally unveiled to public

Controversial Shrewsbury art sculpture Quantum Leap was finally unveiled today with the last part of a frame surrounding it taken down.


Public wait to see Darwin sculpture

Shrewsbury’s controversial sculpture celebrating Charles Darwin is being slowly revealed, with bosses today claiming all will become clear to the public tomorrow.


Fresh uproar over artwork

Fresh controversy has erupted over a sculpture in Shrewsbury celebrating Charles Darwin. But what do you think of Quantum Leap?


Quantum Leap is set for exposure

A controversial art sculpture celebrating Charles Darwin is expected to finally be unveiled next week – when a supporting framework surrounding it is finally taken down.


Extra £100,000 for Quantum Leap

An extra £100,000 of taxpayers money was today approved to be spent on a controversial sculpture to mark the 200th anniversary of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin.


Protest over Quantum Leap costs

A Shrewsbury councillor will today publicly spell out his objection over a controversial piece of public art created to commemorate the bicentenary of Charles Darwin.


Darwin art costs spiral

The final budget for a controversial Shrewsbury sculpture to celebrate Charles Darwin is expected to be £450,000, a leisure boss says. It was thought the project to create Quantum Leap and the Darwin Memorial Garden in Mardol Quay would cost £350,000.


Extra £100,000 needed for artwork

An extra £100,000 could be spent on a major project to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Shrewsbury’s most famous son Charles Darwin, it emerged today.


Letter: Why can’t we build properly?

Letter: How can those building the  sculpture  in Mardol Gardens, with all the modern technology at their finger tips, get the final alignment so wrong?

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