Press Archive





2011 Press Releases

11/17/2011 - Museum of Nature and Science surpasses $185 million goal to build new Perot Museum more than one year before doors open. Announcement comes minutes after Museum reveals Moody Foundation's $6 million gift to name Children's Museum.
11/03/2011 - MNS Dinner in the Wild: Night at the Museum gala sells out with a crowd of 1,700 expected on Nov. 17
10/28/2011 - MNS Paleotologists discover new dinosaur species above the Artic Circle in far north Alaska
10/13/2011 - Perot Museum names industry leader Event Network to design and operate new retail store
09/23/2011 - MNS announces two $1 million challenge grants from Highland Capital Management and Atmost Energy
09/14/2011 - Wolfgang Puck named exclusive caterer for Perot Museum of Nature & Science
07/20/2011 - Chase donates $1.4 million to Perot Museum
06/23/2011 - MNS announces unprecedented challenge grant to benefit new Perot Museum
05/17/2011 - The Michael Andretti Foundation presents "Racing Round-Up" to benefit Perot Museum
05/10/2011 - Museum leaders unveil plans for Texas Instruments Engineerring and Innovation Hall
05/04/2011 - Installation of exterior building "skin" for Perot Museum gets fully underway
03/10/2011 - Topping out held today for the Perot Museum of Nature & Science
02/28/2011 - Anonymous donor's $10 million challenge grant boosts the Perot Museum fundraising campaign
01/20/2011 - The Rees-Jones Foundation announces second gift in two years totaling $25 million to the Perot

2010 Press Releases

12/14/2010 - Perot Museum of Nature & Science wins National Architecural awards
11/03/2010 - MNS blasts off in style with "Fly Me to the Moon" themed gala
07/19/2010 - MNS adds Terrell Falk as Chief Operating Officer and Elisabeth Galley as Vice President of Development

2009 Press Releases

11/18/2009 - MNS breaks ground on $185 million museum at Victory Park in Dallas
11/12/2009 - MNS celebrates "The Ultimate Dig" in style at Victory Park construction site
09/17/2009 - MNS unveils schematic designs and building model for new facility at Victory Park
05/20/2009 - MNS moves forward with expansion by selecting Balfour Beatty as general contractor of Victory Park Facility

2008 Press Releases

10/23/2008 - MNS unveils plans for the Tom Hunt Energy Hall
05/30/2008 - MNS tops $100 milion mark with $50 million gift from Perot children in honor of Margot and H. Ross Perot
01/08/2008 - MNS names Pritzker Prize Laureate Thom Mayne of Morphosis as architect for new facility at Victory Park


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