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Bell Museum Imagine the Future Gallery Redesign

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11407.2101531.JST Addendum 1State & Local

Submission Closed02/01/2024

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The contract involves redesigning the Bell Museum’s Imagine the Future gallery with a focus on enhancing visitor engagement and educational content. The project aims to prominently feature climate change and related environmental challenges, ensuring these critical topics are central to the gallery experience. Additionally, the redesign seeks to incorporate community questions and perspectives, fostering a more inclusive and participatory environment. The work is scheduled to commence in late February 2024, with the new gallery expected to open by mid-April 2025. Respondents are advised to thoroughly review all provided project documentation and submit their proposals by the February 1, 2024 deadline, ensuring accuracy and completeness, as late or erroneous submissions will not be accepted. The project is managed by the University of Minnesota, with a primary contact for inquiries being Jerry Taintor.

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University of Minnesota

NAICS

712110 - Museums

Place of Performance

MN, USA

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PostedJan 8

Solicitation

Response DeadlineFeb 1

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Submission Closed

02/01/2024

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AgencyUniversity of Minnesota

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Organization / AgencyUniversity of Minnesota

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Jerry Taintor

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Full Description

Redesign the Bell Museum’s Imagine the Future gallery to revamp content and visitor experience, with two central goals – (1) more fully center climate change and related challenges, and (2) foreground community questions and perspectives. Other goals, approaches, and deliverables are spelled out below. Project start date is late February 2024; gallery opening date is mid-April 2025.
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