May 27, 2025 - News
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Red Line riders might have noticed the large tarps and scaffolding covering the south side of the Museum of Science, part of the museum's major renovation work.
The MoS is reallocating 10,000 square feet of space to add a 700-person capacity venue inside the building.
- The Cahners Theater is being replaced by a new "Public Science Common."
- Bloomberg Philanthropies is helping to fund the project by architect William Rawn Associates.
- The new space will look out onto the Charles.
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