Faith & Liberty Discovery Center
Faith & Liberty Discovery Center is a new museum planned by American Bible Society and scheduled to open at Philadelphia's Independence Mall in May of 2021. The Museum will focus on the impact of the Bible on the men and women who built America, from the Founders, through abolitionists and suffragists, celebrating the civil rights activists, and continuing to the present day.[1][2]
The 40,000 square-foot, $60 million project[3] will be designed by Local Projects, the firm that designed the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Local Projects has created technology for all visitors, including a lamp, that will help tailor their experiences.[4] Architectural design is being led by the Philadelphia principals of JacobsWyper Architects' SaylorGregg Studio.[5]
References
- Romero, Melissa (11 January 2017). "$60M Faith & Liberty Discovery Center coming to Independence Mall in 2018". Curbed. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- MsQuade, Dan (12 January 2017). "Bible "Discovery Center" to Open on Independence Mall Next Year". PhiladelphiaMagazine. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Lubrano, Alfred. "$60 million Bible center planned for Independence Mall". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "How This Design Firm Is Revolutionizing Experiences". Fast Company. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- Lubrano, Alfred. "$60 million Bible center planned for Independence Mall". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 12 January 2017.