^ Where will they put my beloved Stegosaurus?

^ Where will they put my beloved Stegosaurus?

 

Second graphic, labeled "steggie".

 

EDIT: steggie has been there since I was a little kid and in my dinosaur phase. Of course, I'm old enough that my "dinosaur phase" involved running from the carnivores and hunting the herbivores! :)

Steven Litt ‏@steven_litt  3m3 minutes ago

Despite qualms, @goCMNH expansion plans wins design review approval: http://bit.ly/1HxANDk  @inthecircle

http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2015/05/cleveland_museum_of_natural_hi_1.html

Cleveland Museum of Natural History breaks ground on $20M Phase I of $150M expansion

 

Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Wearing white hard hats, dignitaries including Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson dipped shiny shovels into a trough of mulch on Monday and officially "broke ground" on the $20 million first phase of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's expansion and renovation.

 

Scheduled for completion in 2020, the year of the museum's centennial, the project will cost $150 million, of which $50 million has been raised so far.

 

The first phase of the project will involve moving the museum's Perkins Wildlife Center from the north side of the institution's complex to a wooded hillside on the south side along Jeptha Drive.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2015/06/cleveland_museum_of_natural_hi_2.html

 

 

EUCLID CORRIDOR DESIGN REVIEW

EC2015-028 – Cleveland Museum of Natural History Parking Garage New Construction: Seeking Final Approval

Project Address: 1 Wade Oval Drive

Project Representatives: Chris Kaczmar, Kaczmar Architects

Dave Kaplan, Kaczmar Architects

Bill Mason, AECOM

Sonia Jakse-Barone, AECOM

The above project was Tabled by the Design Review Committee on 9/17/15 and Withdrawn for this meeting.

 

http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/09182015/index.php

 

The above project was Tabled by the Design Review Committee on 9/17/15 and Withdrawn for this meeting.

 

 

Just in case you missed that on the bottom

^It was only for the parking garage, not the entire project, as I read it.

Same here. I'm just guessing no action was taken.

Regardless, the plans are posted. I like that they are proposing a solar panel/roof system for the garage

 

only clearing of land, but the leveling of the woods sure opens up thhe area to 105 and also East blvd (by the WRHS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New video: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I drove by there last week and was quite surprised at the progress. Very nice to see the pachyderms out in the light again.

And what's the roller coaster about???

I thought that was a coaster as well and researched further. Its just an elevated walkway.

Dang!!!!

We stopped by the Museum at this past week's Wade Oval Wednesday and got a glimpse of the model as well as current progress. This is going to be so sweet when finished in 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Perkins Wildlife Center Grand Opening

Grand Opening Weekend Saturday, September 3-Monday, September 5

Posted: August 01, 2016

 

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is proud to announce the grand opening of the all-new Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden — Presented by KeyBank. The first addition to the Museum from its Centennial Transformation Project opens to the public Labor Day Weekend.

 

Museum guests can experience Perkins Wildlife Center free with general admission, though timed ticket reservations are required during Grand Opening Weekend Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5. The Museum and Perkins will be open from 10am-5pm all three days.

 

https://www.cmnh.org/announcements/perkins-grand-opening-weekend

Very curious to know what's going on this renovation in light of this unfortunate news of CEO Evelyn Gates resigning.  This project needs to be a game-changer for generations to come.

 

Anyone hearing anything??

 

Evalyn Gates leaves Cleveland Museum of Natural History after 7 years as director over differences on project

 

Updated Dec 6, 6:41 PM; Posted Dec 6, 1:38 PM

 

By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Evalyn Gates, the executive director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History since 2010, has left her position after having differed with board members over how best to proceed on its partially finished $150 million expansion and renovation.

 

"We all agreed this would be the right thing to do," Gates said of her decision.

 

She added, "I will use the word painful," when asked how it felt to leave the museum.

 

The museum's news release said an interim head will be named soon, and the search for the next CEO is to begin immediately.

 

Leaders of the institution said Wednesday night they are re-evaluating the expansion project's scope, size, content and technology because some of the plans date back to 2010-2011 and need to be updated.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/12/evalyn_gates_leaves_cleveland.html

 

This is laughable. It's not like any Columbus museums have taken state tax dollars. Oh wait....

 

http://www.nbc4i.com/news/investigates/you-paid-for-it/you-paid-for-it-cleveland-museum-renovation/1103083087

This is the most ridiculous story I've ever seen.  Digging into it, it looks like my state tax dollars as a Clevelander also went to help support such thrilling things as a park and parking garage improvements in Franklin county last year.  Who do I complain to about this?

 

http://obm.ohio.gov/Budget/capital/doc/fy-17-18/County_Report_FY17-18_Summary.pdf (pdf)

Why do my federal tax dollars go to highways in Alaska??  I've never been there!!!  B.S.!!!

This is total BS. When you look at the 3 most populous counties in the state, you'll notice that Franklin counties budget appropriation for 2017-2018 is $249,708,429, followed by Hamilton county (Cincinnati) at $72,820,786 and Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) at $67,757,303. I know that Cuyahoga county's population is larger that Hamilton county. Please someone correct me but isn't Cuyahoga county one of the largest tax revenue generators for the State of Ohio?

It really is laughable, especially that Lawson guy saying why is someone in Westerville paying for this in Cleveland. Well, why is someone in Cleveland helping to pay for a $4million park in Columbus? Why is Franklin County getting almost $250 million while the rest of the state gets fractions of that? Cherry picking ignorance.

If you talk to the Buckeye Institute, they'd also say that residents of Strongsville should not be paying for COSI in Columbus. They do not like the capital budget community projects as policy.

 

NBC 4 made it a story of Columbus v. Cleveland, when it really isn't that at all.

ODOT has been violating the commerce clause for years too

The tepid defense of the cap spending in that piece (that it's for economic development) is also silly. There's nothing wrong with spending state money on high quality regional educational amenities for their own sake!

New design for natural history museum expansion evokes glaciers and waters of Great Lakes

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The glacier that carved the Cuyahoga Valley melted about 10,000 years ago. But it’s returning, at least in fragmentary form, in a new vision for the renovation and expansion of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Renderings of the revamped and more modest project, which the museum is unveiling today, call for a new exhibit wing with a curvy, flowing, snow-white roof and glassy facades with horizontal sun baffles resembling waves on water when viewed from a distance.

 

https:/www.cleveland.com/arts/2019/06/new-design-for-natural-history-museum-expansion-evokes-glaciers-and-waters-of-great-lakes.html

3 hours ago, Potamus said:

New design for natural history museum expansion evokes glaciers and waters of Great Lakes

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The glacier that carved the Cuyahoga Valley melted about 10,000 years ago. But it’s returning, at least in fragmentary form, in a new vision for the renovation and expansion of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Renderings of the revamped and more modest project, which the museum is unveiling today, call for a new exhibit wing with a curvy, flowing, snow-white roof and glassy facades with horizontal sun baffles resembling waves on water when viewed from a distance.

 

https:/www.cleveland.com/arts/2019/06/new-design-for-natural-history-museum-expansion-evokes-glaciers-and-waters-of-great-lakes.html

 

This looks great.  The design is much improved from the previous iteration released in 2017.

Love this design aesthetic.  Westlake Reed knows this area well.

Plans are moving forward to renovate the Murch Auditorium and the Smith Environmental Courtyard. All lectures will be relocated from Murch this Spring and quotes are being requested from contractors.

Steven Litt's review of the new renovation plans at the Cleveland Natural History museum.  He seems to like it.  Several renderings in the article.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/natural-history-museum-on-track-with-new-plans-construction-for-150-million-expansion-and-renovation.html

 

 

1 hour ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

Steven Litt's review of the new renovation plans at the Cleveland Natural History museum.  He seems to like it.  Several renderings in the article.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/natural-history-museum-on-track-with-new-plans-construction-for-150-million-expansion-and-renovation.html

 

 

I really like the homage to geology in the building design! 

 

 

 

Anyone that has a pulse on this- are all things still a go despite the current economic situation?

3 hours ago, GISguy said:

Anyone that has a pulse on this- are all things still a go despite the current economic situation?

The short, official answer: yes

 

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/06/cleveland-museum-of-natural-history-lays-off-26-employees-due-to-coronavirus-shutdown-economic-slump.html

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/natural-history-museum-on-track-with-new-plans-construction-for-150-million-expansion-and-renovation.html
 

I thought I had read somewhere that they’ve actually accelerated their schedule because no one’s in the museum, but I can’t seem to find that article now.  Either way, the first article above does indicate that they have started work and confirms that everything is on track. 

15 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

The short, official answer: yes

 

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2020/06/cleveland-museum-of-natural-history-lays-off-26-employees-due-to-coronavirus-shutdown-economic-slump.html

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/natural-history-museum-on-track-with-new-plans-construction-for-150-million-expansion-and-renovation.html
 

I thought I had read somewhere that they’ve actually accelerated their schedule because no one’s in the museum, but I can’t seem to find that article now.  Either way, the first article above does indicate that they have started work and confirms that everything is on track. 

Thanks for doing the googling for my lazy self...hate to be that guy hah

I believe they got $2.5 million from the state in the recent capital reappropriations bill. Not sure if that’s new or just maintaining what was already granted though.

22 minutes ago, GISguy said:

Thanks for doing the googling for my lazy self...hate to be that guy hah

It’s all good - I started my search looking for a specific article that I never did find, but it seemed silly to not share the relevant articles that I did find. 

The expansion looks great and all, but the last time i went last year we walked all around the entire place and couldn't find an entrance. We eventually found one after god knows how long. They need some more entrances.

Edited June 18, 20204 yr by tastybunns

https://www.cleveland.com/galleries/2H7NBJOWXVBI5CTK3PC5NKW4UQ/

 

Cleveland Museum of Natural History expansion strives for lighter, brighter, more interactive displays

 

I am very pleased with these designs

I love it!  Make it happen!

Looks good.  I must admit it has been several years since I've been there and remember it being dark and dreary.  

7 minutes ago, skiwest said:

Looks good.  I must admit it has been several years since I've been there and remember it being dark and dreary.  

Yeah that's because it was.  It has black exposed painted ceilings and a decent amount of dark colors on the walls as well.  This couldn't be more different than how it is currently.  Love it!

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Edited February 11, 20214 yr by ExPatClevGuy

8 hours ago, dave2017 said:

https://www.cleveland.com/galleries/2H7NBJOWXVBI5CTK3PC5NKW4UQ/

 

Cleveland Museum of Natural History expansion strives for lighter, brighter, more interactive displays

 

I am very pleased with these designs

Looks fantastic. The exterior reminds me a bit of the Glass Pavilion in Toledo designed by Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa. 

 

https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/OH-01-095-0097

 

 

I was a fan of the dark and dreary 'bookish' feel of the old buildings but I don't mind this attempt to rehab.

 

GROUNDBREAKING tomorrow:

 

https://m.facebook.com/events/250581433504876/

Looks great!  I haven't been there since a field trip in maybe 2nd grade?   Time to make my return!