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The former IKEA store in Coventry. Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images. The UK city of Coventry plans to open an enormous new arts center in a former IKEA store. The seven-story building, which has more than 580,000 square feet of floor space, will become among the biggest cultural hubs in the world. The Coventry city council acquired the massive building, which was vacated by the Swedish furniture giant last February, after officials voted in favor of plans to convert it into a new national collections center. The council did not say how much it paid for the site, but it p...

Council agrees to buy former Ikea Coventry store to turn into arts facility Ikea closed last March, but the council has outlined a new vision for the seven-storey building 10:55, 24 FEB 2021 Updated A CGI of how The Collections Centre at the old Ikea building will look (Image: Coventry City Council) Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance...

BBC News Published image captionThe former Ikea store could reopen as an arts venue in August 2023 A former Ikea is set to be turned into an arts venue after plans were backed by councillors. The Coventry store closed in February 2020 after the company said it had made "consistent losses" since it opened in 2007. Plans suggest it will be be one of the largest cultural hubs of its kind in the world. Coventry City Council has agreed to spend an undisclosed sum to buy the leasehold for the site. It then intends to spend a further £1.31m to convert the seven-storey building and hopes to open it ...

Eight things to know about plans to turn Ikea into a huge arts facility in Coventry What you need to know about The Collections Centre plans 11:43, 23 FEB 2021 Updated A CGI of how The Collections Centre at the old Ikea building will look (Image: Coventry City Council) Never miss another story from Coventry and Warwickshire by subscribing to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank ...

BATESVILLE — Batesville Mayor Mike Bettice gave his State of the City Address virtually on Tuesday, Feb. 16.