Luxembourg‘s finance and sports ministers are keeping quiet on the future of a sports museum which was scheduled to open in 2028 in the southern city of Esch-sur-Alzette, after reports the project has been put on hold.
Reporter.lu said Wednesday that the finance ministry has “put the project on hold until further notice – and wants to have it legally examined“.
But the Ministry of Finance told the Luxemburger Wort that it did not want to comment on the issue. The Luxemburger Wort also contacted the sports ministry for comment, but has so far not received a reply.
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Sports Minister Georges Mischo said in June that construction of the museum would begin in spring 2026, although the project has been in the pipeline for decades.
Building work would begin in the former Rout Lëns industrial area in Esch, Mischo said at a press conference. The project will cost around €30 million.
The project has been facing hurdles, with Reporter.lu saying that Mischo did not tell the government about a deal made with IKO Real Estate or meetings between the company and people in the sports ministry when it presented the project in May.
Repoter.lu said Finance Minister Gilles Roth – whose ministry is responsible for approving state real estate purchases – was not informed about all the details on the project until recently.
(This article was originally published by the Luxemburger Wort. Machine translated, with editing and adaptation by Kate Oglesby.)