What's behind that plastic curtain?

Phase I of renovation continues.

Remember, we are STILL OPEN to the public! 

For more information about the Museum's renovations, including artist renderings of the new areas, visit www.anewMOD.org  You can be part of this new plan by donating to our capital campaign, either by buying a brick or making a donation.

Future exhibit - your input

The Museum of Discovery is designing a new exhibit that will be unveiled in January 2012. The gallery "Earth Journeys" will include a puzzle that is a map of the Arkansas River. What are some points of interest that you'd like to see? 

As you know, the Museum of Discovery is undergoing renovations (WE ARE STILL OPEN THROUGH APRIL 2, 2011!) that will include all new galleries and exhibits. We can't promise your idea will make it into the final exhibit design but we'd sure like to know your thoughts!  Thanks in advance!!

Walls are going up!

Phase I of renovation continues.

Remember, we are STILL OPEN to the public! 

For more information about the Museum's renovations, including artist renderings of the new areas, visit www.anewMOD.org  You can be part of this new plan by donating to our capital campaign, either by buying a brick or making a donation.

The Door

Here is the door that the construction (or rather, demolition) crew built to shield the museum from dust. It is located downstairs near the Native American exhibit. See the new museum plans at www.anewMOD.org and remember, we're open through April 2, 2011, so come visit!

December 8, 2010

December 16, 2010

December 22, 2010

Santa's demolition elves have been busy...

The (former) program staff offices have come a long way in a week.  More walls down...lighting fixtures coming down...flooring being removed...demo, demo, demo! More walls come down!
Remember, we're still open through April 2, 2011 so come visit us. http://www.anewmod.org/ has more info about our renovations, including artist renderings!

More demolition

More walls come down!
Remember, we're still open through April 2, 2011 so come visit us. The demolition is in our "back office" area--there's plenty to see in the Museum. www.anewMOD.org has more info about our renovations, including artist renderings!

And the walls...come tumbling down...

The refrain to a John Cougar Mellencamp song came to mind when we saw the result of today's demolition work in what used to be some of our staff offices. For a live construction cam of our outdoor renovations, visit http://www.anewmod.org/. Remember, we're still open until April 2, 2011, so come visit!

Rome wasn't built in a day...nor was a construction wall

As you may know, we start construction to transform the Museum of Discovery into a premier science center! We're still open to the public, so East Harding, our construction company, is building a temporary wall to protect our visitors. Check out this short video for the last look of this area of downstairs as it once was...the next time you see it, the area will have new exhibits!