Parts of McAlpine’s Museum of London scheme to be delayed by two years as costs spiral

By Tom Lowe2023-05-02T05:36:00

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

Source: Secchi Smith

Half of museum’s new Smithfield Market home not expected to complete until 2028 as price tag rises 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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