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USS Arizona Museum at Pearl Harbor
The USS Arizona Memorial museum and visitors center will undergo a $33
million renovation and upgrade between December of 2008
and December of 2010. The Arizona Memorial will remain open to visitors
during the construction. The 69th anniversary of the Attack
on Pearl Harbor will be December 7, 2010 and that is the target date
for dedicating the new USS Arizona Museum.
Exhibit in the Old USS Arizona Museum
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Kathleen Walling Fry
About the USS Arizona Museum
The USS Arizona Museum and Visitors Center
was built in 1980.
About the New Museum and Visitors Center
The new museum with be about twice the size
of the existing 2500 square foot museum. This
will make room for more visitors, and for more
Pearl Harbor related artifacts, memorabilia, and exhibits.
The old USS Arizona Museum will be completely
torn down after the new museum is built. Only
old theater building will remain standing. A second
theater will be constructed that is expected
to significantly decrease the waiting time for visitors
to view the museum's historic film of the Pearl Harbor Attack.
Why a New Museum and Visitors Center is Necessary
The USS Arizona Memorial Visitors Center and
Museum built in 1980 was designed to handle about 2400 visitors a
day. The Arizona Memorial is currently receiving about 4100
visitors a day and 1.5 million visitors a year, nearly
twice the number it was designed for. Another problem:
The 1980 visitor's center was built on
land dredged and filled in Pearl Harbor, and over the
years that land has been gradually sinking,
as much as 30 inches in some places.
See also:
USS Arizona Memorial
Planning a Day in Pearl Harbor
Military Memorials on Oahu
Military Museums in Hawaii
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