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Commission approves MODS/New World Aquarium to manage new Marine Science Center at Sullivan Park
Summary
The commission unanimously approved New World Aquarium/Museum of Discovery & Science to manage a new Marine Science Center at Sullivan Park, with the Community Redevelopment Agency funding the building and MODS/New World handling exhibits, programming and operations.
The City Commission on July 8 unanimously approved a management agreement with New World Aquarium, an affiliated nonprofit of the Museum of Discovery & Science (MODS), to operate a new 5,000-square-foot Marine Science Center at Sullivan Park.
What the agreement does: Under the contract New World Aquarium will manage day-to-day center operations, deliver exhibit design and programming and lead fundraising for the interior exhibit build-out. The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) will provide the capital building funding (CRA staff cited an $8.1 million construction allocation) and will retain project oversight during construction. MODS/New World will be responsible for operations and program revenue; the CRA will…
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