Delays hit Museum of London’s Smithfield scheme as costs spiral

By Tom Lowe2023-05-02T07:58:00

Museum of London: View across the campus from the south-west (2020 visualisation)

Source: Secchi Smith

Half of museum’s new home to open two years later than planned as project source claims price tag has risen to £500m

Parts of the Museum of London’s new home at West Smithfield will now open up to two years later than planned because of spiralling costs, Building can reveal.

The scheme to relocate the museum from its former Barbican base has been split into two phases, with the transformation of Smithfield’s Poultry Market not set to complete until 2028.

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