Science Museum Oklahoma Receives Grant (Jan 22, 2013) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Science Museum Oklahoma is getting a $12 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation and plans to open a new exhibit area for young children. Museum officials said Tuesday that with the grant they have raised $15 million for the project and will work to raise another $10 million from the community. The Oklahoman reports the new 21,000-square-foot exhibit space will be devoted to children between 3 and 6 years old and will be like a museum within a museum. The museum also plans a new main entrance and lobby along with improved parking and updated landscaping. « back |