Patrick Gallagher (designer)

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Unveils New Visitor Hall

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Friday, October 13, 2023

CLEVELAND, Oct. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History celebrates the next step in its current transformation and expansion as eight of our most iconic attractions return to exhibit. They will now be featured in our Visitor Hall.

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  • The 14,650-square-foot Visitor Hall features specimens placed along a timeline reflecting milestones in the history of the Universe.
  • According to Museum President & CEO Sonia Winner, "The Museum has always been a valuable resource to our city, our region, and the world.
  • "DLR Group is honored to be partnering with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on this multiphase transformation," said DLR Group Principal and Global Architecture Leader Joshua Haney, AIA.
  • This multi-phased transformation project builds upon the firm's decades-long relationship with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History dating to 1955.

Groundbreaking Virtual Reality Exhibit Debuts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Friday, January 28, 2022

Skokie, IL, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Journey Back: A VR Experience , a groundbreaking virtual reality exhibit transforming Holocaust education and remembrance, is now open to the public at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.

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  • Skokie, IL, Jan. 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Journey Back: A VR Experience , a groundbreaking virtual reality exhibit transforming Holocaust education and remembrance, is now open to the public at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.
  • Debuting on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the exhibit features breakthrough technology that immerses visitors in intimate experiences with Holocaust Survivors.
  • Survivors Fritzshall and Brent guide participants around the modern-day preserved concentration camps, sharing what they endured during the Holocaust.
  • About Illinois Holocaust Museum Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center honors the Survivors and victims of the Holocaust and transforms history into current, relevant, and universal lessons in humanity.

Rowan University breaks ground on $73 million Fossil Park Museum

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

"We are building a museum like no other, on a fossil site of global importance..."

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  • "We are building a museum like no other, on a fossil site of global importance..."
    Designed with world-renowned architects and experience design firms, the $73 million, 44,000-square-foot Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum was inspired by the deep-time perspective that the fossil record offers.
  • Set into the 65-acre Fossil Park, the museum will perch above a four-acre former marl quarry where 66-million-year-old marine and terrestrial fossils record the last moments of the dinosaur world.
  • There will also be a Fossil Research Workshop, a virtual reality chamber, Caf, museum store, paleo-themed playground and nature trails.
  • "From educational and research opportunities to jobs and tourism, every dollar spent developing the fossil park and museum will return to the community many times over."