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UCL Art Museum closed to visitors
23rd September 2024
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UCL Art Museum
Please note the UCL Art Museum is closed to visitors until further notice due to preparations ahead of our Bicentennial year in 2026.
UCL’s 200th anniversary in 2026 will be marked by a year-long celebration of all things UCL past, present and future. In preparation we are embarking on a major physical legacy project to improve the campus and student, staff and visitor experience. The Quad and surrounding areas will be transformed into an accessible and sustainable environment. Find out more about the UCL200 programme.
We are currently assessing ways of enabling public access to the collections at this time and will update with details as these become available. We have plans in place to continue to deliver all of our teaching and research commitments.
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