{"id":31706,"date":"2025-06-25T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/paisley-museum-re-opening-delayed-again-until-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:49:18","slug":"paisley-museum-re-opening-delayed-again-until-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/paisley-museum-re-opening-delayed-again-until-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Paisley Museum re-opening delayed again until 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Paisley Museum will not re-open until the second half of 2026 after a revamp was hit by “unforeseen issues”.<\/p>\n

The project, which aims to create a world-class visitor destination, was originally scheduled to be completed in 2022<\/a>, but has been delayed multiple times.<\/p>\n

Last December Renfrewshire Council agreed to put an extra \u00a312.5m into the project, raising the total budget to just over \u00a365m.<\/p>\n

Construction was scheduled to be completed by July at the time of the budget increase, but that has now been pushed back to the end of this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The revamp – the first in the museum’s 150 year history – is part of a four-pronged investment by Renfrewshire Council<\/a> attempting to increase visits to Paisley.<\/p>\n

It includes work on Paisley Town Hall, the town’s arts centre and a new library.<\/p>\n

However a council report last year found delays had been caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, followed by restricted working conditions and shortage of materials in the aftermath of the virus.<\/p>\n

Construction cost inflation then raised the budget further, having originally been set at \u00a342m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A joint statement from the council and charity OneRen said work has proved “complex and challenging, with a number of unforeseen issues only able to be identified when construction was underway”.<\/p>\n

The statement added: “The contractors Kier, have encountered a number of unforeseen issues which have impacted the timeline for completion and by extension, the opening.”<\/p>\n

However both organisations now expect work to be completed by the end of 2025, which would then let the local authority begin filling the museum with items.<\/p>\n

Once completed the museum should host 60 digital displays, a new garden gallery, a public courtyard, a caf\u00e9 and picnic areas. <\/p>\n

Gallery space should increase by around 25%, giving room for hundreds more items to be put on display.<\/p>\n

It has been funded by Renfrewshire Council, the Scottish government, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Historic Environment Scotland and a charitable fundraising campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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