Frost Museum of Science Construction Appears to be Going Very, Very Slowly

May 17, 2016

Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science Construction, May 17th. Photo by Lucas Lechuga.

Seen from across the street, construction at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science appears to have hardly progressed in weeks. In fact, if we remember correctly, that chunk of yellow wall paneling on the main facade (or insulation?) was the exact same shape a month ago. So, what happened? On April 5th, county commissioners approved a $49 million bailout for the nearly-bankrupt museum, following a bridge loan given by the Frost family to continue construction. Since then, on May 11th the Frost published an ‘OnSite’ construction update video exploring the features of the planetarium but not actually unveiling any new construction. It’s been over a month now since the big bailout, so what’s happening at the Frost Museum of Science?