Converting a venerable, unless stai...
Converting a venerable, unless staid, 1930s science museum into an active learning center filled with population of all ages is a daunting task. Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, however, was favorably transformed into a "festival" museum with a visually stimulating 85000-sq-ft addition that creates the excitement and animation of an amusement park for learning. Construction of the $24 million what may occur hereafters Center was the farewell achievement of the institute's former president, Joel flowering who wanted to change the museum's image from that of a neoclassic mausoleum for past
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