Museum of London in talks with mayor and City to plug new home’s £100m funding gap

By Tom Lowe2023-05-11T06:00:00

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Source: Secchi Smith

Scheme to relocate museum from the Barbican to Smithfield has gone up by 30%

The Museum of London is talking to Sadiq Khan and the City of London Corporation as part of efforts to fill a £100m funding gap in the scheme to relocate its base to Smithfield Market.

Yesterday Building revealed the budget for the museum’s new home had risen by 30% to £437m due to “programme delays, inflation and other factors”.

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