Neal Potter provides a personal design and masterplanning service for museums and exhibitions

Neal Potter has been involved in many masterplanning exercises for new or redeveloping museums and attractions including:


Bentley Priory                                                                              

The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust commissioned Neal Potter to work with architects and developers to create a master plan to show how Bentley Priory (the home of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain) could be converted to a heritage attraction as the surrounding area was sold off for commercial housing development (2008).



Bletchley Park                                                                       

Bletchley Park is where, in total secrecy, the German enigma code
was broken during WW2.  The work of these code breakers is said
to have shortened the war by many years. It is also the home to
Colossus the world's first computer. Neal Potter created a masterplan
in 2007 to show how the original 'enigma' huts could be converted
into a public exhibition.



Museum of Edinburgh

In 2004, working as part of a larger team of consultants Neal Potter provided the content masterplan for a proposed
re- development of the Museum of Edinburgh.



The Museum in Docklands                                                          

London, UK

Between 1995-1996 a masterplanning exercise was undertaken for the creation of The Museum in Docklands - an off-shoot from the Museum of London. The main task, before architects were appointed, was to find a solution to using an 18th century, Grade 1 listed warehouse as a public museum. A circulation route through the building was found whilst overlaying chrono-thematic exhibitry. The resulting masterplan was used as an aid to funding and design brief.



The Experience Museum Project (EMP)                                      

Seattle, USA

During 1997 Neal worked alongside Frank Gehry Atchitects and the EMP curatorial team to establish a masterplan for this major new attraction. The detail design was undertaken by local designers.



 The Centenary of Flight Hall                                                   

 Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London, UK

Neal Potter was asked to provide the exhibition masterplan for the new building to celebrate the centenary of flight in 2002. Key to the masterplan was the decision to make a Spitfire aircraft the dominant feature of the entrance - displayed as if a work of art at the entrance to the exhibition. The detailed design was carried out by the in-house team.