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Tuesday, 12 April 2016 11:27

The Smithsonian is Expected to Make a Final Decision on Its Olympicopolis Project

Olympic Park, London. Olympic Park, London. Wikimedia Commons

The Smithsonian Institution’s trustees were scheduled to meet on Monday, April 11, to discuss the much-debated Olympicopolis project. The plan involves opening the Smithsonian’s first location outside of the U.S. in London’s Olympic Park. The satellite museum would present highlights from the nineteen Smithsonian affiliates in New York and Washington, D.C., including Cooper Hewitt, the Renwick Gallery, and the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden. If the Smithsonian pulls out, the British Museum is expected to swoop in and take up residence in Olympic Park.

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