MOSH sets closure date to focus on development of new state-of-the-art facility on Jacksonville’s Northbank

MOSH sets closure date to focus on development of new state-of-the-art facility on Jacksonville’s Northbank

The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) announced that it will close on Sept. 1 to focus on the development of its new state-of-the-art facility on Jacksonville’s Northbank.

MOSH closing Sept. 1 to ‘fully engage in shaping the vision for the new Museum’

The Museum of Science & History plans to open a new facility on the Downtown Northbank by 2028.

Museum of Science & History (MOSH) Sets the Stage for Visionary New Museum, Closing Current Location by September 1, 2025 | Jacksonville's Museum of Science and History

A bold new era for Jacksonville’s cultural landscape begins, as plans advance for a new Museum at the Northbank May 2, 2025 — Jacksonville, Fla. — As […] The post Museum of Science & History (MOSH) Sets the Stage for Visionary New Museum, Closing Current Location by September 1, 2025 first appeared on Jacksonville's Museum of Science and History.

MOSH to close for years until new museum opens on Northbank

Jacksonville’s Museum of Science & History plans to close its 61-year-old facility on the city’s Southbank by Sept. 1 and remain shut until a new museum opens on the Northbank in possibly three years. Museum officials say the closure will allow staff to prepare for the opening of the new museum on 2.5 acres of the Shipyards along East Bay Street. A groundbreaking is expected in 2026. About 20% of the museum’s 30-member team will remain on staff …