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The second stage of the redevelopment of the Southwark building, during which the museum remained open to the public, was completed in 1994.

During the 1990s, while these works were going on, the museum was also seeking to open a branch in the north of England.

Seventy-one sites were offered for consideration by 36 local councils and in January 1999 the then Culture Secretary Chris Smith formally launched a project to construct a new branch of the museum, Imperial War Museum North, in Trafford, Greater Manchester.