Kathy,

The Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, is in a
school building circa 1915. They've been wildly successful in their
renovation of the building and their use of the space. www. lmdc.org

Sincerely, William Denius


On 11/11/11, William Morgan Greaves <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 11-11-2011
> Oh Boy 11-11-11
>
> Hi Kathy.
>
> I am not quite sure of what type of museum you are talking at when you say
> "Interactive" but here are a few examples of possibly converting schools to
> Interactive Children's Museums. You might want to research the AYM website
> at (http://www.childrensmuseums.org/about/facts.htm) to see other types of
> civic buildings being converted into Children's Museums.
>
> We recently did a rendering of a 100 year old elementary school in
> Massachusetts to possibly be converted into a Children's Museum. It can be
> seen at:
> http://www.architectsindesign.com/PAGE47.HTM
>
> A few years ago we looked at converting another school for the Habitot
> Children's Museum in Berkeley California. It can be viewed at:
> http://www.architectsindesign.com/PAGE43.HTM
>
> Good Luck on your quest.
>
> Bill Greaves
>
>
> William M. Greaves, President
> Architects iN Design
> www.architectsindesign.com
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>>Original Message:
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Date:11/10/2011 9:57:20 PM
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>
>> Hi All
>>Our city has offered to lease us an old school building that we can use to
> start a community interactive museum in then sell the building and part of
> the property to us
>>in five years. Our board is very concerned about spending any great amount
> of money on a building that looks like an old school. They asked me to see
> if I can find
>>any examples of what a old school could look like if it was converted to a
> museum. Does anyone have any examples that I can research online?
>>Best, Kathy Best
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