Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018
Work Begins on $50M Museum in Fort Smith, Arkansas
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) Construction is now under way on the long-awaited, $50 million museum in Fort Smith focused on the U.S. Marshals Service. The United States Marshals Museum will be built on the banks of the Arkansas River near Fort Smith....
Associated Press - Wed August 08, 2018
Work Begins on Michigan's American Farm Museum
BLISSFIELD, Mich. (AP) Work has begun in southeast Michigan on the future American Farm Museum and Education Center. The groundbreaking for the project was held in July in Blissfield, The Daily Telegram of Adrian reported....
Fluor - Fri July 27, 2018
Fluor Donates $500,000 to International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.
The Fluor Foundation, Fluor's philanthropic arm, has donated $500,000 to the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, S.C. “Fluor values diversity and has always prioritized education,” said Torrence Robinson, president of the Fluor Foundation and Fluor's senior director of Global Community Affairs....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 27, 2018
Construction Starts on $50M U.S. Marshals Museum
Construction has officially begun at the site of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) at Fort Smith in Arkansas. July 26 was a “big day” for Patrick Weeks, USMM president and CEO, for whom the start of construction on this special project was a long time coming....
Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance - Tue June 19, 2018
Construction Topping Out Set for New Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Local Survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides will be recognized at a special topping out ceremony on June 13th as construction of the new Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum enters its final phase....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
'Use the Force, Luke' — to Build $1.5B Museum
It seems the force is not only with Luke Skywalker and the Jedi in Star Wars. It may also be within its creator, American filmmaker and entrepreneur George Lucas and his crew on his next megaproject. Lucas is using the power, creativity and magic of modern-day construction to bring the best of his works, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, to a scholarly, but fantasy-filled public museum....
The Associated Press - Mon April 30, 2018
Fire Breaks Out at Building Site of New Egyptian Museum
CAIRO (AP) — A fire broke out on April 29 at the building site of the new Egyptian museum — the future site of some of the country's most unique and precious artifacts — but caused no significant damage or injuries, Egypt's Antiquities Ministry said....
Emily Buenzle - Wed March 28, 2018
Construction for George Lucas Museum Begins in a Galaxy Close to Home
Officials recently broke ground on the site of what will soon be George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles' Exposition Park. When construction, which is slated to take about 36 months, is complete, the resulting five-story building will hold narrative art collections, dining facilities, theaters, lecture halls, classrooms and a public research library, Variety reported....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 06, 2018
Construction Begins on Expansion of Kentucky Derby Museum
Officials from the Kentucky Derby Museum broke ground on an expansion project totaling $6.5 million on March 5. The museum announced in November 2017 its plans to add more than 11,000 sq. ft. to the facility, as well as renovate 5,000 sq....
Emily Buenzle - Fri February 02, 2018
Crane Lifts Two Pieces of Holocaust History Amidst Museum Expansion
A crane helped to lift two enormous pieces of history at the Holocaust Museum Houston. The museum is currently in the middle of a $50 million expansion project, which prompted the relocation of an old railcar and a Danish boat, KHOU News reported....
