Expansion Project: The Vision

The Museum has embarked on an exciting journey that will bring the joys of nature and science to millions of people. The new Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas will inspire all ages and will serve as a complement to the Museum’s existing Fair Park facility. It will invigorate Dallas by drawing visitors to the region, while providing an opportunity for guests to experience spectacular exhibitions never before seen in North Texas. A new facility is crucial if the Museum is to keep pace with the breathtaking advances in the delivery of informal science education for children and families.

The Location

The 4.7 acre site is located at the NW corner of Woodall Rodgers Freeway and Field Street, adjacent to Victory Park. The Museum will be situated at the crossroads of the future Trinity River Corridor Project, the Arts District, the West End, Uptown, and other popular attractions including the Sixth Floor Museum.

The Building and Architecture:

The Museum has put together a strong team of strategic partners to develop the new facility from the inside out. Renowned museum planning and design firm, Ralph Applebaum Associates, will provide strategic analysis and direction for the interior design of the new facility. Ralph Applebaum Associates have designed exhibits for many highcaliber museums, including The American Museum of Natural History in NYC and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in D.C.

The Museum has chosen 2005 Pritzker Prize-winner Thom Mayne of LA based firm Morphosis as the architect for its new facility. To date Mayne’s most prominent projects include the Phare Tower in Paris; the Federal Building in San Francisco, Calif.; the Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene, Ore.; the University of Cincinnati Campus Recreation Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the Hypo Alpe-Adria Bank in Klagenfurt, Austria; and the Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, Calif.

Dallas architecture firm Good Fulton & Farrell is currently developing a comprehensive space plan for the Fair Park facilities. By utilizing both facilities, the Museum can better accomplish its mission by addressing the growing demand for science and math education in North Texas.

The photos below will provide you with a glimpse inside the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new facility took place in November, 2009 with an anticipated opening to occur in 2013.

Perot Museum of Nature & Science

Entry Plaza

Lobby

Atrium

Cafe and Museum Store Entrance

Escalator

Classroom

Auditorium

Universe Systems Rendering 1

Universe Systems Rendering 2

Tom Hunt Energy Hall

River In the City Children's Museum

Life Systems Hall

Gem and Mineral Hall

Everybody Play Sports Hall

Bird Mezzanine

Earth Systems Hall

Life Then and Now

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MNS is an AAM accredited institution that is the result of the merger of the Dallas Museum of Natural History, The Science Place, and the Dallas Children's Museum, supported in part by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and HP.