A record-breaking 800 of Miami’s science-savvy socialites gathered in support of the Miami Science Museum’s annual Galaxy Gala & Big Bang events on Saturday, February 18th, to kickoff a weeklong celebration of groundbreaking festivities for the new waterfront museum project. The museum’s signature events, held at the JW Marriott Marquis & Hotel Beaux Arts in [...]
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MIAMI SCIENCE MUSEUM RECEIVES $10 MILLION FROM KNIGHT FOUNDATION FOR NEW BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI
New Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science will Engage the Community in Science and Strengthen Local Cultural Complex; Groundbreaking Set for February 24th MIAMI, FLA. – January 4, 2012 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has committed a challenge grant of $10 million to the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of [...]
Frosts give $35 million to Miami Science Museum’s new site – The Miami Herald
PHILANTHROPY Philanthropists Patricia and Phillip Frost pledged $35 million to the Miami Science Museum’s new home, putting the long-planned project on a fast track to completion. BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI With one of the biggest gifts ever pledged to a South Florida cultural institution, a prominent Miami philanthropic couple has given a rocket boost to the [...]
