The Science Museum this week announced plans for a “major renewal and reinvention” with the creation of a “Common Public Science”.
The museum announced the project on Tuesday, describing the new common as a space that will connect the public to the city’s scientific community. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the project’s primary funder, according to the museum.
“The Public Science Common will allow us to lead the world in an exciting new direction for engaging the public with science,” said Tim Ritchie, president of the Science Museum, in a statement. “The Public Science Common will be a common ground for everyone interested in science and technology. It will be a place for people to bring their ideas and hopes, questions and doubts. It will be a place where industry, academia, government and the public can think out loud and solve problems together.”
According to the museum, the new common will serve as a central hub for three new public science learning centers: the Life Sciences Center, the Environment Center and the Space Sciences Center.
The Public Science Common will be used by the centers for “conversations, lectures, idea festivals, student competitions, digitally enabled events and much more”, according to the institution.
– Courtesy of the Museum of Science, Boston
– Courtesy of the Museum of Science, Boston
– Courtesy of the Museum of Science, Boston
The space will be built within the museum’s current footprint, replacing the existing Cahners Theater to provide 10,000 square feet of flexible, multimedia venue that will be able to seat 700 people and offer 270-degree views of the Charles River.
The museum said that as part of the project, renovations will also be carried out to improve accessibility and work towards the museum’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.
Construction on the plan is expected to begin this year, with an expected completion date of 2026, according to the museum.
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