The Chicago Academy of Sciences (a.k.a. The Nature Museum) is currently
undergoing such a move.  I do not have any e-mail addresses, unfortunately.

At 08:27  3/7/97 +1000, you wrote:
>Hello
>I have a query regarding institutions that have closed an exisiting
>facility while developing a new one.  The Museum of Victoria currently
>has the 'old' museum still operating while most staff are busy
>developing a new $250m facility.  We are interested to know how other
>institutions handled such a situation.
>
>If you have some information about this could you please contact me
>off-list with the following information.
>1.      name of institution and location.
>2.      date old facility closed and date new facility opened
>3.      reasons for closure
>4.      how closure was handled PR wise and outcomes/problems etc.
>
>Thank you in advance for your consideration of my request.
>
>
>Carolyn Meehan
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