The Great Room on the top floor, which once housed the RA's summer exhibitions, is being restored to its original proportions, and a new Learning Centre is part of the revamped gallery. The project has several aims, including opening new galleries for temporary exhibitions, as well as more space to permanently display items from the Courtauld Collection. What? It was September 2018 when Courtauld Gallery - located within Somerset House - closed for at least two years for a refurb, a project dubbed Courtauld Connects. The Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House is reopening The Courtauld Gallery has been closed since September 2018 When it reopens, new features will include a learning pavilion and studio and a collections library and, perhaps most exciting, an entrance directly opposite Hoxton Overground station, saving the need for an annoying diversion around the side. From now on, it's officially known as The Museum of the Home, though it still has the much-loved 'rooms through time' exhibition. What? It was January 2018 when Hoxton's Geffrye Museum closed for a refurb, and we're finally getting it back in 2020 - albeit going by a different name. The Geffrye Museum is reopening at the Museum of the Home The new Museum of the Home has an entrance right outside Hoxton Overground station. When? 29 June 2020 (though artworks will start coming off display from May 2020)- spring 2023. While the National Portrait Gallery is closed, some of its works will be displayed at other venues, including National Trust properties, the National Gallery, and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Significant refurbishment is going on inside too, including the reopening of the East Wing to the public for the first time in several years. A brand new entrance is being installed on the North Façade, close to Leicester Square, as the current entrance can no longer deal with the visitor numbers the gallery receives. What? In November 2019, the National Portrait Gallery announced a three-year closure, during which time renovations will take place. National Portrait Gallery is closing for three years Visit the National Portrait Gallery while you can When? Closes May 2020, due to reopen in 2022. Hollywood props and costumes including the original Superman costume, Mary Poppins's magical umbrella from the 1964 Disney film, and the life-size West End War Horse puppet Joey have display spaces reserved already. The new galleries will have some pretty impressive artefacts too A 125-person-capacity performance space, The Stage, is a new addition, hosting family activities. The plan is to open it up a bit, let some light in, and redevelop the main space as a 'town square'. We've always been fans of the building (which previously sat in South Kensington) but there's no denying it's a bit dark. What? Bethnal Green's Museum of Childhood, part of the V&A family, is closing for a bit of a spruce up - a £13m spruce up, to be precise. V&A's Museum of Childhood is closing for two years
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