By Janet Fullwood Contra Costa Times Correspondent “The upcoming Olympic Heritage Celebration is timed to cash in on public enthusiasm for the 2010 Winter Olympics, opening Feb. 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. And it’s more than just a nostalgia bash. The underlying goal is to raise funds and support for a ski museum to be built at a yet-to-be-determined North …
VA Aquarium’s $25M renovation to open soon
From the Daily Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. The renovation is scheduled to open Saturday after several delays prevented it from opening as expected on Memorial Day weekend. The Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday that a coastal Sahara desert habitat will be one of the new things to see. Scorpions, cobras and hedgehogs will be on display. A Red Sea aquarium and Flores …
Plan to revive Municipal Auditorium to be unveiled today
By Michelle Krupa, The Times-Picayune “Spearheaded by a pair of Mayor Ray Nagin’s close allies, the Center for Entertainment and the Creative Industry, dubbed CECI, would reinvent the Municipal Auditorium, still shuttered since Hurricane Katrina, as a structure that combines traditional stages with digital production facilities, a merchandise distribution center, a culinary school, a jazz museum and offices for nonprofit …
Discovery Museum plans move to next phase
From the Morning Sun “The proposed Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum is still a dream, but the dream could be a little closer to reality. Organizers of the children’s museum announced last week the start of a capital campaign. The group that began with four mothers and an idea says that to make the project a reality, it wants to raise …
Connecticut Science Center Sues Its Architect
By JEFFREY B. COHEN The Hartford Courant HARTFORD — – The Connecticut Science Center has filed suit against the world-renowned architectural firm that designed it, seeking at least $10 million and claiming that architects at Pelli Clarke Pelli designed an iconic roof that was “structurally unsound.”
Connecticut Science Center by Pelli
by Michael J. Crosbie Architecture Week The Connecticut Science Center is a new architectural showpiece in the city of Hartford, Connecticut, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. The design expresses themes that have been part of Cesar Pelli’s oeuvre for many years: the importance of public space and its role in the city.
World War II museum to dedicate major expansion Friday
By John Pope The Times-Picayune November 05, 2009 In its first move across Andrew Higgins Drive, the National World War II Museum on Friday is dedicating a massive $60 million building where visitors can travel forward and backward in time.
New Adventure Science Center exhibit awaits exploration
By Nicole Young THE TENNESSEAN Middle Tennesseans are invited to take a walk through the stars, see sunspots and solar flares up close or challenge someone to a race through the cosmos this weekend at the Adventure Science Center’s new exhibit, opening today.
Long-anticipated Lightcatcher Building opens this week
BY KIE RELYEA THE BELLINGHAM HERALD BELLINGHAM – When the Lightcatcher Building opens to the public Nov. 14, visitors will be able to stand in the open courtyard and stare up at the gently curved glass wall that gives the new addition to the Whatcom Museum its name.
MOCA celebrates 30 years and a rebirth
From Los Angles Times By Mike Boehm A year after being on the brink of financial collapse, the Museum of Contemporary Art museum is ready to show off. The deepest view of its holdings is going on display.