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As visitors to Abingdon's town centre will have noticed Abingdon County Hall, which houses the Abingdon Museum and the MG Museum, is now swathed with the contractor's protective netting and hoardings. Renovation work is now well under way and the museum is scheduled to re-open in June 2012.

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Latest Museum News

Thursday 1st December 2011
The latest stage in the refurbishment of the Museum occurred during this week with the addition of the largest exhibit so far - the last MGB Roadster to come off the production line at the Abingdon factory in the 1980s.

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November 2011
Renovation work on Abingdon's County Hall is now well under way as the photos below show.

August 2011
It has been announced that the MG Museum will share space in the Abingdon Museum's main display area on the building's first floor. This will make it much more accessible to visitors.

October 2010 - the Museum closes
The Abingdon has now closed and the MG collection relocated to the Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon.

 July 2010 - renovation date announced
The long delayed start on the renovation of the Abingdon museum will be in October 2010. WIth it will come a much more upmarket Gallery devoted to the MG. The gallery will  appear from what was two rooms, one of which was half full of museum material, this will be transformed into one large room with up to date display cases and proper enviromental control on the heating and air conditioning.

CCTV cameras will transmit to the lower level of the building where the disabled, or people who don't fancy the climb up the staircase, will be able to view exhibits. This will enable the MG Gallery to be open without supervision, with Abingdon Works Centre personnel ready to attend when visitors give notice of their intention to visit and most weekends.

It is estimated that the cost of creating the Gallery, and puchasing new stock, will be £20,000. The museum renovation as a whole will cost in excess of £3,000,000. Much of this will be covered by a Lottery grant, and other municipal grants, but there remains a £400,000 hole to fill. Money donated for the MG Gallery will be ring-fenced for that purpose.