Top Bristol tourist attraction reopens two years after fire

One of Bristol’s top tourist attractions is to reopen two years after it was seriously damaged in a fire.

We Are The Curious is to reopen two years after the fire on the roof of the building.

The venue had hoped to reopen earlier this year but was unable to due to supply chain delays.

Bryony Roberts, content director, said the We The Curious team is “buzzing” to welcome visitors back to the museum like “a big warm hug”.

She added: “I can’t even explain how excited we are.

“We just want to get the doors open, get our visitors in and have that brilliant We The Curious experience again.”

Ms Roberts added: “We’ve got some lovely new surprises in there for people to come in and enjoy but also lots of the old favourites have been zhuzhed up.”

Donna Speed, We The Curious chief executive, said when she was alerted about the fire two years ago she could see the smoke from her home.

She added the water used to extinguish the fire had cascaded through the building leading to the lengthy job to repair it.

She said: “It’s been a whirlwind of activity at We The Curious as we prep for reopening so it’s fantastic to say that it’s officially time to open our doors!

“We’ve seen an overwhelming amount of love and excitement since we announced the reopening date earlier this year and we can’t wait to welcome people back to explore their favourites and be surprised by something new. “