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There’s been opposition since the beginning — specifically among Theodore Roosevelt Park-goers who’ve argued the project would make the green space smaller and less usable — but the American Museum of Natural History has announced that the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation will open to the public on Friday, February 17, 2023.
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Designed by Studio Gang, the 230,000-square-foot space will feature architecture inspired by “natural Earth processes, inviting exploration of the fascinating, far-reaching relationships among species that comprise life on Earth and revealing connections across the Museum’s rich collections, trailblazing research initiatives, educational programs, and exhibits,” the AMNH stated in a Monday press release.
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The Center will link together many of the Museum’s buildings, and its entry point will be The Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium, a four-story space which will flow through the museum to create a connection from CPW to Columbus Ave and open onto Theodore Roosevelt Park.
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The Gilder Center will come with an immersive theater, an insectarium, a permanent butterfly vivarium, a publicly accessible library, state-of-the classrooms, and more.
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For more information about the spaces mentioned above, read our previous write-up about the Gilder Center. For updates, please visit amnh.org/GilderCenter.
