Perot Museum Announces Major Outdoor Expansion Including Fire Tornado
The project has raised $135 million and will add interactive exhibits, green spaces and water features to the museum campus.
- The Perot Museum of Nature and Science announced a $185 million campus transformation, replacing 4 acres of surface parking with a 60,000 square foot outdoor science center designed to inspire curiosity and connect visitors with nature.
- Funded by the "Curiosity Unbound" capital campaign, the project has secured $135 million of its $185 million goal, leaving $50 million still needed to complete the expansion and related campus improvements.
- The outdoor experience features about 25 large-scale exhibitions and 40 interactive features, including a fire tornado, mist maze, lightning pavilion, and a representation of the Tylosaurus rex, a newly discovered mosasaur species identified in North Texas earlier this year.
- Annual attendance is expected to reach 1.4 million visitors, a 40 percent increase from current levels, once the Perot Museum opens the expansion in late 2028 following groundbreaking in early 2027.
- Suzanne Perot McGee, campaign co-chair, described the project as a "bridge between science education and workforce opportunities" serving as a critical part of Dallas civic fabric amid rapid regional STEM job growth.
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The Perot Museum of Nature and Science plans to take more of its exhibits outdoors, replacing surface parking in downtown Dallas with science demonstrations, gardens and a fire tornado more than a story high. The museum announced the approximately four-acre campus transformation Tuesday, along with $135 million in commitments toward its $185 million Curiosity Unbound […]
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Officials with the Perot Museum of Nature and Science publicly unveiled a 4-acre expansion that includes 60,000 square feet of outdoor space that can accommodate 400,000 more guests annually. Geysers, a mist maze, a lightning and thunder pavilion and a fire tornado will be among the museum's new additions.
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The Perot Museum of Nature and Science has revealed plans to double its exhibition space—by replacing four acres of surface-level parking and plaza space—as part of its $185 million capital campaign. The new outdoor area will add installations, experiments, and landscapes to attract an estimated 400,000 additional guests per year. The project will break ground … Continued The post Perot Museum Thinks Outside Its Walls With $155 Million Expansion…
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