MiaSci received a BIG delivery yesterday. Literally. Goodyear delivered an 8,000-pound, nearly 12-foot tall tire to MiaSci today for the upcoming Fuels of the Future exhibit. Tires such as these are generally used on large trucks that mine tar sands, a material that contains oil. The tire will be on display in the exhibit as [...]
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Omni CRA Board Votes Unanimously to Release Funds for Site Remediation
The City of Miami Omni Community Redevelopment Agency (Omni CRA) Board of Commissioners passed a unanimous motion late last week to release $2 million for the environmental remediation of the eight-acre site at Museum Park where the new Miami Science Museum (MiaSci) and Miami Art Museum will be constructed. This is an extremely important step [...]
Final design for Miami Science Museum opens to the views
The Miami Science Museum released final designs for its new $275 million downtown home at Bicentennial Park BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI aviglucci@MiamiHerald.com The Miami Science Museum has finalized designs for a new $275 million home on Biscayne Boulevard that will combine a retro-modern look with sleek, undulating contemporary lines and an expansive open-air feel, while incorporating [...]
New Economic Impact Report Findings
According to a recent economic impact analysis, construction of the new Miami Science Museum will result in a positive impact on both the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County based on its $300 million total project costs. The estimated one-time City of Miami total economic impacts include: $488.7 million in expenditures of which $183.6 million [...]
A Science Affair
Miami Science Museum celebrated its eighth annual Gala, A Science Affair, at The Ritz Carlton, Key Biscayne on Saturday, February 27th. Champion benefactors included Philanthropic Chairs Trish and Dan Bell and Gold Sponsor Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. Four honorees were given prestigious awards representing the evening’s theme. Foley Arthur “Jack” Horkheimer received the Lifetime Achievement [...]
Suffolk Construction and Webcor Builders Chosen to Manage Construction of New Museum
The New Miami Science Museum The Miami Science Museum Construction Committee, in conjunction with representatives of the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, have awarded Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., in partnership with Webcor Builders of San Francisco, the contract to manage construction of the new 250,000 square-foot Miami Science Museum in Miami’s Museum Park. The [...]
