British Museum starts search for contractors for £27m storage facility

By Jordan Marshall2018-05-30T06:00:00

New building will help replace Blythe House

The British Museum is on the hunt for a main contractor for its new storage and research facility in Berkshire.

In a contract notice posted on the Official Journal, the British Museum confirmed its new Archaeological Research Collection would be housed in a new storage facility.

The new 15,500sq m building, which is being developed in partnership with the University of Reading, will include both storage and occupied areas.

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