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Timeline for Museum Expansion
Dubuque, Iowa – May 1, 2009—Expansion timeline for the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium:
2005
-Planning and community input for possible expansion
-Museum expansion named one of the ten Envision 2010 priorities
September 2006
Diamond Jo gives $3 million and the Port Side Building
February 2007
Vision Iowa awards $8 million
Spring 2007
-Christopher Chadbourne & Assoc. selected as Exhibit Designers
-Durrant Group selected as Architects
-Conlon Construction selected as Construction Mangers
June 2008
Master Planning and Schematic Designs complete
October 2008
Design Development complete
May 2009
Construction Documents complete
June/July 2009
Bidding process
August 2009
Renovation of former Diamond Jo building begins
September 2009
Exhibit fabrication begins
Summer 2010
Facility opens if funds are raised to complete goal
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Executive Director Jerry Enzler (jenzler@rivermuseum.com)
Development Director Ginger Sakas (gsakas@rivermuseum.com)
MEDIA CONTACT:
Marketing & Sales Director John Sutter (jsutter@rivermuseum.com)
MUSEUM & AQUARIUM PHONE NUMBER:(563)557-9545/(800)226-3369
