The new £80.1 million V&A Museum of Design Dundee is to open later this year in September, it has been revealed.

The facility, which is being built by BAM Construction, will open its doors for the first time on 15 September.

Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, V&A Dundee is located at the centre of the £1 billion Dundee waterfront transformation and is only V&A museum in the world outside of London.

Construction has been ongoing at the site since April 2015. Key milestones include the completion of a cofferdam, groundworks on the former reclaimed dock site, piling for the ground source heating system and remodelling of the river wall.

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Philip Long, Director of V&A Dundee, said: "After many years of planning for V&A Dundee, we are absolutely thrilled to announce the date of the new museum’s opening.

"In just eight months we will be opening the doors and welcoming our first visitors. V&A Dundee is set to be a vital new cultural organisation for Dundee, the UK and beyond, helping to change understanding of just how important design and creativity are to people’s lives. We are enormously grateful to all our supporters for helping to make this happen."

Dundee City Council Leader, Cllr John Alexander, said: "This is an exciting day to look forward to for people in Dundee and visitors alike. I would like to thank everyone involved in the huge team effort to construct the building, which is an amazing feat of engineering, and to curate such fascinating design displays."

(LM)