Current appeal
Help raise £100,000 towards the completion of the World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre (WCEC).
Rendered view of the new building from Montague Place.
Help to build the Museum's future
We hope to raise £100,000 from individuals like you in order to help complete the project.
The new centre will provide a new exhibition gallery, state-of-the-art laboratories and studios, world class stores for the study collection, as well as facilities to support the Museum’s extensive UK and international loan programme.
Construction of the WCEC is due to be completed in late 2013. So far the Museum has raised 88% of the funding it needs to complete this ambitious capital project including a grant of £10 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund; however, as we enter the final phase of the build we need your help. We hope to raise £100,000 from individuals like you in order to help complete the project. Please consider supporting this appeal today.
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Find out more
Explore the Centre
Find out more about the new Centre, from new facilities to the planning process, sustainability and the benefits to both Museum and visitors.
Follow the build
Follow the progress as the building work gets under way in the north west corner of the British Museum site.
Current facilities
Find out more about some of the problems facing experts in the Museum – and why this centre is a vital addition to the British Museum.
A grant of £10m from the Heritage Lottery Fund will provide resources to enable the Museum to expand its innovative outreach and public engagement.