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Heritage & Culture · Museum / gallery

Natural History Museum Collections, Research & Digitisation Centre

The Natural History Museum’s new Shinfield centre will house collections, research laboratories and digitisation facilities at the University of Reading.[1]

Current position

The University of Reading reported planning approval on 14 March 2024; this announcement does not establish the later completion milestone.

Benefits

  • Purpose-built accommodation for 28 million specimens, improving conservation and scientific access.
Sources
  1. reading.ac.uk ↗