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To: EDINVA; Everybody

Museum address: 400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024

http://www.museumofthebible.org/

MUSEUM TIMELINE
2009: Green family purchases their first biblical artifact, the Roseberry Rolle manuscript

2010: Museum of the Bible established as 501(c)(3) nonprofit

March 2011: The Green Collection makes public debut to gathering of business, government, academic and religious leaders at the Vatican Embassy in Washington

July 2012: Washington Design Center purchased for $50 million as site for forthcoming Bible museum

Summer 2014: Museum architectural concept submission is approved by the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts, the local D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission and the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board; The Terminal Refrigerating and Warehousing Co. building is also designated as an historic landmark by D.C.’s Historic Preservation Review Board

December 2014: Crews begin interior demolition process, creating a blank slate for new exhibit build-out and working to lower the ground floor to accommodate basement levels and elevator shafts

February 2015: Major construction begins with the start of demolition on a 1980s-era addition to the historic former refrigeration warehouse that will become the museum

Late 2017: Anticipated opening date for Museum of the Bible


49 posted on 10/21/2015 9:25:36 PM PDT by deks
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It’s in the same block as the Federal Center South West metro station...that will be convenient :-)


50 posted on 10/21/2015 9:32:08 PM PDT by deks
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66 posted on 10/22/2015 5:49:07 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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