Diana visits the Hepworth Gallery development in Wakefield

12.00.00pm GMT Fri 7th Nov 2008

Local Euro MP Diana Wallis visited the Hepworth Gallery development in Wakefield on Friday. The development due to open to the public in the autumn 2010 will become the home for the unique collection of Barbara Hepworth's original plaster sculptures as well as for Wakefield's most important art collections.

Diana said:

"Now that the building is taking shape one gets a real feel for what a fantastic resource this is going to be, not just for Wakefield but for the whole of Yorkshire. The building and the location alone should draw many thousands of visitors. I am very much looking forward of returning when the collection of works from Hepworth, Moore and Hockney - amongst others - is on display."

(Pic shows Diana Wallis MEP visiting the site of the Hepworth Gallery development along with local Liberal Democrats: Councillor Peter Walker, Brendan Power and Councillor Mike Burch)