Even before taking over as the director of the Museum of London in 2012, Sharon Ament knew it had to move. London needed a museum that matched the capital’s status as one of the world’s great cities — and in two years it will finally get one.
Tomorrow marks the unveiling of the foundation stone for the museum’s new home in the old Smithfield Market, which promises to be a vital new destination in the heart of the city when it opens in 2026. “We’ve got 30 months before the building opens, so that focuses the mind,” Ament says. “This is a moment for people of London to recognise the potential of this new museum, and the potential for this really important part of London.”
