The Museum currently stores its collections across three sites in London: at the main site in Bloomsbury and in two off-site locations.

The new Centre will enable the Museum to bring more of the collection back to the Bloomsbury site, including the collection of sensitive organic material.

New on-site facilities will provide improved access to the collections, as well as modern, environmentally controlled systems able to maintain the stable conditions necessary for the preservation of objects.

These purpose built storage facilities will allow the Museum to make the most efficient use of the space available.

Each level of storage will have a study room where objects can be brought to be viewed and inspected. These rooms will have flexible benching and furniture to accommodate the wide range of material that will be housed in the new Centre.