• Competition Win - Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation Hamburg

    January 2019: Duncan McCauley has won the competition for the new permanent exhibition of The Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation.
    The Opening is planned for late 2020.

  • Competition Win - Industrial Museum Oberhausen

    December 2018 saw Duncan McCauley win the contract to redesign the permanent exhibition of the Industrial Museum in Oberhausen

  • Competition Win – Municipal Museum in Lindau at Lake Constance

    January 2018: Duncan McCauley has won the competition to plan the new permanent exhibition in the Municipal Museum in Lindau at Lake Constance in Bavaria, South Germany.

    We are looking forward to exploring the history of Lindau and creating a fantastic visitor-experience!

  • Competition Win - Middle Ages Section in the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts) Berlin

    January 2018: Our design for the redevelopment of the Medieval Section of the Kunstgewerbemuseum in Berlin could assert in the competition

  • Completion - Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) Berlin


    November 2018: In collaboration with Graphic Design Office Polyform, Duncan McCauley completed the realisation of an innovative new information system for the Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) in Berlin. Through minimal yet effective alterations to the existing building, the new information system elevates and improves visitor orientation as well as the focus and prominence of the Academy on the Pariser Platz in Berlin.

  • “Open Ye The Gates” – Opening, New Synagogue Berlin / Centrum Judaicum

    July 2018: After 8 months of redevelopment the permanent exhibition "Tuet auf die Pforten" – “Open Ye The Gates” opens once more. The exhibition explores the eventful history of the synagogue that once was hailed as the most magnificent in Germany and also emphasises the different facets of the Berlin Jewish community.

  • Completion and Opening - Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth


    April 2018: To celebrate the reopening of the Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, Duncan McCauley was tasked to produce an animated film installation. The installation allows visitors to image themselves in the past during their visit to this UNESCO World Heritage site.

  • Opening - Vischering Castle


    February 2018: Burg Vischering - Vischering Castle is open once again, 18 months after closing its gates for extensive renovations!
    Visitors are invited to come see the new permanent exhibition in the Castle as one of the Regional Projects “WasserBurgenWelt” - The World of Moated Castles.

  • German Design Award 2018 for Botticelli Reimagined

    We received the German Design Award 2018 for Botticelli Reimagined (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). A big, proud thank you to our project team and partners!

  • Museum planning in cooperation with the University of Leicester and the National Trust – Calke Abbey, Derbyshire

    In collaboration with the Research Centre for Museum and Galleries at the University of Leicester and the National Trust, Duncan McCauley is developing a visitor experience based on the themes of isolation and loneliness at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire (UK). The project aims at finding innovative ways of immersing the visitor in the authentic spirit of the place. We are looking forward to creating a unique experience at this stately home!

  • Successful participation in invited competition – Stralsund Museum, Stralsund (Germany)

    Duncan McCauley won the invited competition for the permanent exhibition at Stralsund Museum, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections on archaeology and cultural history in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Our concept treats the former Dominican Monastery Saint Catharine as an exhibit in its own right, thus achieving a close integration of monastery and collections.

  • Successful tender for a new entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Völklingen Ironworks, Saarland (Germany)

    Guided by our experience with industrial heritage sites, our respectful treatment of the listed water tower complex prevailed in the international architectural competition. Our concept for the museum's new entrance hall preserves the integrity of the existing industrial spaces and machinery and compliments these with a dynamic new circulation route for visitors. 

  • Red Dot Award 2017 for Diana: Her Fashion Story

    We recieved the Red Dot Award 2017 for our exhibition Diana: Her Fashion Story (Kensington Palace, London). A big, proud thank you to our project team and partners!

  • Publication – Berlin Design Digest, Slanted Publishers

    April 2017: Duncan McCauley is delighted to be featured in the publication “Berlin Design Digest” with our recently completed projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum and Hampton Court Palace, London. The book by editors Robert Eysoldt and Raban Ruddigkeit celebrates the tenth anniversary of Berlin being named “City of Design” by UNESCO.

  • Collaborative Project -CineMuseSpace

    February 2017: in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, University of Leicester and University of Nanjing, Duncan McCauley will explore the importance of cinematic contribution to culture, and how film can communicate spatial constructs cross-culturally. The project will be realised in Manchester and Liverpool, UK as well as in Nanjing, China.

  • Opening - Diana: Her Fashion Story

    February 2017: The exhibition celebrating Princess Diana's fashion legacy opened at Kensington Palace, London to high public regard. It marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and showcases some of her most memorable garments, and traces the evolution of her unique style.

  • Completion Caroline's Closet - Kensington Palace, London

    December 2016: In Kensington Palace we have completed showcase installations in Queen Caroline's Closet for original Holbein drawings, the design of which are integrated with graphic reproductions of the historic hanging plan of the room. This is our last contribution to the progressive presentation of the baroque rooms in the palace.

  • Invitation to the World Design Capital 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan 

    October 2016: The studio Duncan McCauley was invited to take part in the 2016 International Forum on “Designing for Visitor Engagement in Museums” as part of Taipei2016, World Design Capital. Tom Duncan gave a key-note presentation and lead a one day workshop for museum professionals.

  • Completion - Hampton Court Palace, London

    September 2016: Duncan McCauley has completed interpretive installations around the story of the Georges in the baroque rooms of Hampton Court Palace. In the Guard Chamber of the Queen's State Apartments, projected members of the Yeomen of the Guard bring the atmosphere of the room back to life.

  • Successful Tender Process - The New Synagogue - Centrum Judaicum Foundation

    September 2016: Berlin’s New Synagogue celebrated the 150th anniversary of its consecration. Attracting over 100,000 visitors annually, the building is an outstanding example in which the history of the city is legible. We are very pleased to have been tasked with the presentation of this story in the new permanent exhibition.