Oakland Museum of California Awarded $2.5 Million Grant from National Science Foundation

　　Aerial view of the Oakland Museum of California. Photo: T.L. Cheung.

　　OAKLAND, CA.- The Oakland Museum of California today announced that it received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in support of a groundbreaking transformation of its Gallery of California Natural Sciences and related programming. OMCA will draw upon the grant to develop Hotspot California, a dynamic, participatory installation that redefines the educational potential of wildlife dioramas and may serve as a model for the field with impact at the national level.

　　Dedicated to sharing the many extraordinary stories of California and its people, OMCA is adopting innovative exhibition and programming strategies and setting a new paradigm for the way a museum can engage its public. Hotspot California is part of a major renovation and expansion of the Museum’s landmark Kevin Roche building and dramatic reinstallation of its collections of art, history, and natural sciences.

　　The NSF grant comes only weeks after the Museum announced new grants totaling $3.1 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr., The James Irvine, and The Kresge foundations in support of the museum-wide renovation, reinstallation, and development of related programming.

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