Conservation project paves way for 拢250m Museum of London move

Julian Harrap Architects has completed the restoration and conservation of the 鈥渙uter crust鈥� of Smithfield General Market ahead of the Museum of London鈥檚 relocation.

The three-year project was the first phase of a 拢250m-plus transformation of the internationally significant market buildings into a new home for the museum which is being designed by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan.

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Source: Museum of London

How the new London Museum will look

The museum will begin preparing for the move this summer with a celebration of 45 years in its current London Wall home before it shuts its doors to the public for good.

The building, designed by Powell & Moya, is due to be demolished to make way for a pair of officer towers designed by Diller Scofidio & Renfro.

To the disappointment of the Twentieth Century Society, it was granted a certificate of immunity from listing in 2019 when the site was earmarked for DSR鈥檚 since-scrapped Centre for Music.

Once the move is complete it will hold a festival in Smithfield in 2025 ahead of reopening the following year with a new name, the London Museum.

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