The Trend Historical past Museum in Cambridge now has two months to maneuver its assortment after the town gave them prolonged entry to the constructing.
In a press launch on Thursday, the town of Cambridge stated: “The Trend Historical past Museum (FHM) contacted the town of Cambridge on Tuesday, March 18 at 1:19 pm to request till Might 19, 2025 to get rid of articles from the constructing.”
“The town has been versatile all through this course of and had already knowledgeable the FHM workers that they’ll have entry to house till Might 19, as initially requested by the president of the Museum of Trend Historical past,” the assertion continued.
Initially the museum was requested to vacate the constructing earlier than March 31 after the town ended its lease. The town cited a major unpaid earnings for a complete of roughly $ 140,000 since 2023 as the explanation for the termination of the lease.
Kenn Norman, co -founder of the Trend Historical past Museum, instructed CBC Information that he hopes that the extension will give them sufficient time to maneuver the museum’s assortment.
“He has definitely not slowed our rhythm,” he stated. “This was the time we would have liked to do that in an orderly method and be liable for the gathering to safeguard on this transition interval.”
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Marketing campaign affect
The assertion additionally talked about the “pointless marketing campaign” that the FHM launched the identical day that they requested the extension. The assertion stated the marketing campaign requested “members of public contact personnel and council members who request an extension to the 14 -day timeline to vacate.”
“The town workers was and is ready to grant the request of the extra time museum with an allow to enter an settlement,” the assertion defined.
“Public contribution was not vital.”
Norman stated the marketing campaign might have had an affect on the town’s resolution.
“I think about that it was that marketing campaign that modified the minds of the Council, or the town of Cambridge to increase the chance to have the correct time to do that,” he stated.
“We all know they’ve had many responses from the general public.”
The assertion stated that the town has been “truthful and affordable all through this course of, and appreciates the extra time to evict and make various preparations.”
With the extension granted, the museum now two months to maneuver its assortment safely and discover a new house.