Final Call for Theatre Museum

What is a museum for? Since the V&A and Royal Opera House announced plans to shut London’s Theatre Museum, many people have asked themselves this question.
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What is a museum for? Since the V&A and Royal Opera House announced plans to shut London’s Theatre Museum, many people have asked themselves this question.

The V&A, who own the Museum, will not go ahead with a proposed partnership with the Royal Opera House to run a new centre on the site of the Theatre Museum in Covent Garden. The investment required to transform the current building into a suitable space for the future was considered to be too high.

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Emma Sorensen
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Emma Sorensen is a freelance writer and editor. She was previously Editor of Arts Hub UK. She has a background in literature and new media, having worked as an editor and commissioning editor in book publishing, as well as with websites and magazines in the UK and Australia.