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Our New West Entrance

The Institute's new West Entrance is now completed.

This addition to the Institute, comprised of parking deck and West Entrance Building, will enable us to better serve museum visitors. The West Entrance offers expanded facilities for school visits including a turnaround drive for buses, a large entrance lobby and separate dining space for the many schools that visit us for programs each year. Members and the General Public should continue to use the main entrance when visiting the museum.

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