The Smithsonian is working to establish its first international museum outpost

It would be located in the 2012 London Olympic Park. The city is redeveloping the park into a cultural center. London's mayor and developers for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park site have secured $50 million in private contributions for the Smithsonian. A 40,000 square foot museum would help anchor the new Olympicopolis. It would open in 2021, and feature exhibits rotated in and out of the Smithsonian's collections in the United States.