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Dayton Society of Natural History outlines SunWatch updates, NAGPRA consultations and museum renovation plan
Summary
Tracy Tomy, president and CEO of the Dayton Society of Natural History, told the Dayton City Commission on Jan. 22 that the museum has launched a multi‑million dollar renovation and is conducting consultations with tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Tracy Tomy, president and CEO of the Dayton Society of Natural History, told the Dayton City Commission on Jan. 22 that the museum has launched a multi‑million dollar renovation and is conducting consultations with tribes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
Tomy said the museum — which opened with the library in 1893 — has 1.8 million objects in its collections and is starting a $10.5 million project to renovate its first floor and parts of the second floor focused on Dayton’s water and rivers. "It is definitely time," she told commissioners.
Nut graf: The updates cover both the museum building and SunWatch Indian Village, a city property adjacent to the museum. Museum leaders…
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