London Museum to Open Free Galleries at Smithfield Market in November 2026
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After 11 years of planning, the London Museum will open its new free, permanent galleries at the historic Smithfield Market's General Market building on November 28th, 2026. The £437 million project is a partnership between the City of London Corporation and Mayor Sadiq Khan. The new space will feature an entrance called "Real Time" — a former covered street with screens displaying real-time stories of London and Londoners generated from city data.
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· 3 pulledThe debut of the £437 million museum project is the result of a partnership between the City of London Corporation and Sadiq Khan, London's mayor.
The new facilities, located within Smithfield's historic General Market building, will include an entrance dubbed 'Real Time'
a former covered street fitted with screens playing 'the stories of London and Londoners today [generated] using the city's data'
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