Intern Jessica Melton covered this morning’s announcement from the museum.
The Museum of Nature & Science hosted a special event this morning to announce a $6 million donation from the Moody Foundation, marking the last amount needed to reach the museum’s $185-million goal.
The Perot Museum of Nature & Science is being built on a 4.7-acre at 1155 Broom St. It will now feature a Moody Family Children’s Museum and Robert and Anne Moody forum for children to come together and reflect upon what they learned in their time at the museum.
Franci Moody Dahlberg, trustee and executive director for the Moody Foundation, presented the donation and said she was “delighted” to be a part of the project.
After the donation was announced, a banner was let down saying the Perot Museum of Nature & Science: $185 million and counting.
“We didn’t really know we were going to get that ($185 million),” Forrest Hoglund says. “We’re going to build on this.”
The latter part of the sentence proved to be important as Hoglund noted the $185 million will allow the museum to be built, but to reach a world-class level they will still be seeking donations.
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