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Jacksonville residents urge city to keep Museum of Science and History open until construction begins
Summary
Teen volunteers, parents and museum staff told the Neighborhoods Committee that closing MOSH Sept. 1 without a guaranteed construction start will remove educational programs for years and asked the city for a transitional plan.
Several current and former teen volunteers and community members urged the Jacksonville Neighborhoods Committee on July 14 to reverse or pause the planned September closure of the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) until a concrete construction schedule is in place.
Speakers said the museum’s announced closure — staff were let go and volunteer programs suspended — will leave the city without a museum until a projected reopening “in 2028,” a date several speakers called vague and uncertain. “That gap will affect an entire generation,” volunteer and teen advisory council president Himashi Wajayawardhana said. She and other speakers said MOSH provides…
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