These are the first glimpses of Nottingham’s National Holocaust Centre and Museum (NHCM) as it will look following a £7 million revamp.

New sketches and drawings of a new gallery and remodelled courtyard outside the main museum complex have been released to the JC.

The museum’s memorial gardens are also being redesigned and a new exhibit-lined access route to the complex will be installed.

The redevelopment will take place in three phases, with building beginning next year.

Chief executive Marc Cave and chairman of trustees Henry Grunwald OBE QC, said that the changes would go a long way to “future-proofing” the NHCM.

The centre, which is visited by thousands of schoolchildren every year, already has two major exhibitions in place, which will both be upgraded.

One, “The Journey”, the story of a fictional nine-year-old Kindertransport refugee, is currently aimed at primary-school children but will be modified to appeal to other age groups.

And the “Forever Project”, an installation allowing visitors to interact digitally with survivors, will be expanded.

Mr Cave said that it is hoped that the experiences of a Charedi survivor will be included in the revamped exhibition. The refurbished museum is expected to open in 2024.