After a year-long restoration project, The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is reopening tomorrow, bringing in changes that benefitted both the collections and the public. The museum closed its doors back in July of last year for the $8 million project that aimed to build a new HVAC system, restore old collections and add new ones. The project is now over, and the museum is hosting a grand opening Saturday at 10 a.
m. Matt Mayberry, director for CSPM, said the project’s primary purpose was building the HVAC system to protect the collections, which were, prior to closing, under threat of being damaged because the museum couldn’t control the humidity in the rooms, causing many exhibits to be closed. “The public may not really know that the HVAC is working better, but they will certainly be able to see many, many, many more of our collection items on exhibit, and this will give us room for growth in years to come” he said.
The restoration has also given the museum the opportunity to renovate areas that were previously closed to the public, including a room that has been closed off since the museum purchased the building in the 70s. Three new exhibits will be available for the reopening including their feature exhibit “50% of the Story: Women Expressing Creativity,” which Mayberry said is the first women’s art exhibit in the Pikes Peak region. Old exhibits have been freshened up, but the museum has kept the collections as authentic as possible.
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