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09-13-2005, 12:31 PM
City gets funds for cultural center
By John Sutter
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City received today $3.25 million in federal money for its future American Indian Cultural Center.
Construction on the museum, which has been 20 years in coming, will begin before year's end. The approximately $100-million center will be located along the Oklahoma River between Interstate 35 and Reno Avenue.
The center is expected to open in 2007, a date that has been pushed back from original plans.
Promoters have said the museum will attract national attention. The center has applied to be an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute in conjunction with the Oklahoma Historical Society. That relationship would allow the museum to borrow objects and access traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian.
The center will focus on interpretations of American Indian culture rather than artifact displays.
By John Sutter
The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City received today $3.25 million in federal money for its future American Indian Cultural Center.
Construction on the museum, which has been 20 years in coming, will begin before year's end. The approximately $100-million center will be located along the Oklahoma River between Interstate 35 and Reno Avenue.
The center is expected to open in 2007, a date that has been pushed back from original plans.
Promoters have said the museum will attract national attention. The center has applied to be an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute in conjunction with the Oklahoma Historical Society. That relationship would allow the museum to borrow objects and access traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian.
The center will focus on interpretations of American Indian culture rather than artifact displays.