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That building, which opened in 1963 at 800 W. It will be much more cost-effective to operate than the current museum - a 480,000-square-foot facility with around 150,000 square feet of exhibit space. The new 200,000-square-foot building will include exhibit space totaling 80,000 square feet. Which of the museum's current exhibits will be on public display in the new building is still being determined. The new museum also will feature two native plant gardens, one near the McKinley Avenue main entrance and the other on the rooftop.Ī separate 50,000-square-foot off-site storage space will house additional collections. Those collections include insects, plants and fossils.
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That design will allow visitors to peek through windows at collections that are not part of public exhibits or dioramas - what Pelletier called "this kind of secret science" that usually is "hidden away." It will include public restrooms and access to a cafe.Īt night, the commons will allow the museum to host private events for up to 400 people.Īlso, the museum's four upper levels of exhibit space will be offset from neighboring floors in the museum’s collections storage area.

The first floor commons, featuring a sunlit light well, will be open to anyone, including people not visiting the museum, during the day. The rivers joining together is a metaphor for the commons area bringing together people of varied backgrounds and cultures, he said. As for the interior design, the convergence of Milwaukee’s three rivers - the Milwaukee, Kinnickinnic and Menomonee - is inspiring the look for a public commons atrium, Pelletier said.
