The American Museum of Natural History is nearly celebrating its 150 years of existence. The museum's authorities have decided to fund a $340 million worth of renovations and additions to the place. If you're familiar with it, you've probably seen it in a Ben Stiller movie, "A Night At The Museum."
The most prominent addition to the museum is the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation. Its purpose is to entice students to be more scientifically literate, with several interactive exhibits that don't focus on just one particular subject.
The project's design will be headed by Jeanne Gang and with the collaboration of Reed Hilderbrand, the landscape architects from Cambridge, Mass. Jeane Gang has won the privilege of designing the Gilder Center from a competition and has already demonstrated the building model at an event at the American Museum of Natural History last Wednesday.
Some of the new exhibits to be added include the Insectarium, which is going to be located in the first floor of the center. A butterfly sanctuary will also take place on the second floor, with a special augmented reality component as one of its perks. Guests can take pictures of beautiful, colorful butterflies without worrying they'll fly away.
"The new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation will invite visitors to experience the Museum not only as a place of public exhibitions but as an active scientific and educational institution," their website reads. "The Gilder Center will include new exhibition and learning spaces with state-of-the-art technology and access to the Museum's world-class collections. It will also expand access to a broader range of the Museum's resources for students, teachers, and families, offering new learning opportunities and inviting all visitors to share in the excitement of discovery."
All the new exhibits and features in the Gilder Center will be top-of-the-notch and will be more interactive than the usual exhibits. Intense planning and preparation are currently taking place; and by the times it's finished, students and museum fanatics all over the country will be wanting to step inside its walls.
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