The Natural History Museum is inviting residents to hear its plans for a new research and storage facility at Thames Valley Science Park.
The London-based museum has plans to store some 27 million objects at the park on a site owned by the University of Reading.
It said the site will occupy the size of roughly three football pitches, and that it hopes to be operational by 2031 – although it has yet to apply for planning permission from Wokingham Borough Council.
The museum is inviting residents to attend informal drop-in sessions at the science park on Thursday, September 14, to hear more about its plans.
A leaflet sent to residents said the centre will be “equipped with cutting edge laboratories, space for Museum scientists and purpose-built storage for 28 million specimens – from anteaters to zebras, shells to ancient fossils.”
The drop-in sessions will take place at the Gateway Building, 1 Collegiate Square, Thames Valley Science Park, RG2 9LH. The first will run between 1:30pm and 4:45pm, while the second will take place between 6:15pm and 8pm.
