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Temporary closure of the Petrie Museum
25th November 2019
Petrie Museum
The Petrie Museum will close temporarily from mid-December 2020 for a major refurbishment project
The Petrie Museum聽of Egyptian Archaeology is delighted to have been awarded 拢110,250 by the聽聽to transform the entrance to the museum.
In order to facilitate this project聽the museum will be closed to visitors聽and researchers聽between Wednesday 18 December 2019 - Saturday 1 February 2020. For enquiries during this time please contact museums@ucl.ac.uk
Details of the project can be found here
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