Horniman Museum awarded £5.7 million towards major redevelopment project

South London’s Horniman Museum has been awarded £5.7 million towards the cost of a significant redevelopment they are planning. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has provided the funding. That covers just over half of the estimated £10 million cost of the project, which will revamp three parts of its estate, most notably the historic Natural History Gallery, home to the much-loved Horniman walrus.In the Natural History Gallery, built in 1901, the fabric of the Grade II listed