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Dancing to artefacts: London Museum will be ‘democratic’ space for all, says director
UK NewsEntertainment•June 18, 2026 at 3:52 PMNational

Dancing to artefacts: London Museum will be ‘democratic’ space for all, says director

By Esther Addley•The Guardian - UK News

A decade in the making, the museum will reopen in November in two restored market halls with displays and late-night DJ setsThe new London Museum will be “a social space for the city”, its director has said, hosting afternoon tea events, monthly dinner clubs and late-night DJ sets where visitors can mingle among the artefacts while dancing.Sharon Ament said that when it reopened later this year the museum would be a “democratic” space that engaged with all Londoners rather than merely a repository for its collections, which stretch from the city’s neolithic prehistory to modern acquisitions. Continue reading...

A decade in the making, the museum will reopen in November in two restored market halls with displays and late-night DJ sets

The new London Museum will be “a social space for the city”, its director has said, hosting afternoon tea events, monthly dinner clubs and late-night DJ sets where visitors can mingle among the artefacts while dancing.

Sharon Ament said that when it reopened later this year the museum would be a “democratic” space that engaged with all Londoners rather than merely a repository for its collections, which stretch from the city’s neolithic prehistory to modern acquisitions.

Continue reading...