More than a year after a massive $65 million donation, the Carnegie Science Center is ready to relaunch with a new name.
The Carnegie Science Center announced on Wednesday that it will close for “final preparations” from Sept. 2-12, reopening on Sept. 13 as the Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin Science Center. It’s getting a new name after the Kamin family last January made the largest donation ever since the original contribution from founder Andrew Carnegie.
To celebrate, there will be free general admission on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with free movies in The Rangos Giant Cinema and free Buhl Planetarium shows. There will also be live science demonstrations, giveaways and sneak peeks at exhibits yet to come…