JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Museum of Science & History (MOSH) announced plans to build a new museum at the Shipyards property on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville, a release said.
The new facility would replace current plans to renovate and expand the Museum’s existing building.
“The presentation of a new site option at the Shipyards property provides an exciting opportunity to reconsider how we will serve Northeast Florida’s citizens and visitors in the years ahead.”Museum leaders anticipate pre-construction activity could begin in 2021.
Construction costs for the new museum will be paid with funds from the MOSH 2.0 capital campaign.
“The next iteration of MOSH will serve as a transformative center for science, innovation and humanities in Downtown," Jill Davis, Chair of the MOSH 2.0 campaign cabinet, said.