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, 2011 – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has committed a challenge grant of $10 million to the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of [...]
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The Guild of the Museum of Science Donates Over $32,000 to Miami Science Museum
The Guild of the Museum of Science recently donated over $32,000 to the Museum during a check presentation ceremony with Guild members and Museum executives at the Museum. The Junior League of Miami founded the Guild in 1953. A need was recognized for a group of volunteer workers to increase community interest in the [...]
Miami Science Museum Welcomes Five New Board Members: Cesar L. Alvarez Heads List of Newly Elected Leaders
Miami Science Museum recently welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees, as plans move forward to build the new Miami Science Museum in downtown Miami. Internationally recognized for his leadership in the legal, corporate, and charitable sectors, Cesar L. Alvarez, Executive Chairman of Greenberg Traurig. PA, heads the list of newly elected Trustees [...]
MiaSci’s Sean Duran Awarded Prestigious Noyce Leadership Institute Fellowship
Sean Duran, Vice President, Exhibition and Design at Miami Science Museum, is one of 18 leaders from science centers and related institutions chosen worldwide for the Noyce Leadership Institute (NLI) Fellowship. The 2011-2012 Noyce Leadership Fellows each completed a rigorous application process and were selected by a group of professionals from the fields of science [...]
MiaSci Encourages You to Take Action to Support County Cultural Funding
As you may be aware, the proposed Miami-Dade County budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year includes substantial service cuts and workforce reductions to local cultural organizations. This year’s proposed budget represents a 25% cut to cultural grants funding to more than 400 local cultural organizations, amounting to a total reduction of $2.3 million of support [...]
Field Operations Awarded Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Landscape Architecture
James Corner Field Operations was recently awarded the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s 2010 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture. The Landscape Architecture Award is given to an individual or firm that has delivered exceptional pieces of work in urban planning or park and garden design. Winners are admired for their continued excellence in embodying great [...]
