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Kitt Peak Museum on Brink of Renovation (1Dec92)
(from KPNO, NOAO Newsletter No. 32, 1 December 1992)

As many readers know, the Kitt Peak Museum and Visitor Center is the
owner of one of KPNO's retired sixteen-inch telescopes, and we have
long planned to install the telescope in a dome at the Museum. A draft
of the renovation plan, including the addition of a dome, was approved
at the last meeting of the Museum Steering Committee. Pending approval
of the final plan, which is being drawn up by NOAO architect Jeff Barr,
the project will go out to bid. We hope to begin construction early in
1993, with final installation of the 16-inch telescope in the fall of
that year. Phase I of the renovation includes the addition of the dome
and telescope and new exhibits for the areas near the telescope. In
future phases II and III, we hope to refurbish all exhibits, add front
and back patio space, and build a separate theater/conference room. Our
aim is not to increase the number of visitors to the mountain, but
rather to enhance the experience of those who visit, in part by being
able to handle large crowds better. The renovation project is funded
entirely by the donations of visitors to the mountain.

Please stop into the Museum on your next trip to the Mountain to see
the architect's rendition of our future building. Any suggestions about
the renovation or the new exhibits should be made to me
(kmeyers@noao.edu) or to Melissa Collier, the Museum manager on the
Mountain.

Karie Meyers

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