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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is the aquarium a for-profit or nonprofit organization?
Cleveland Aquarium Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Where will the aquarium be built?
The Aquarium has not yet announced its new location, but is considering sites on Cleveland’s waterfront. Keep checking this website for updates.
Is there any connection between this aquarium and the original Cleveland Aquarium located in Gordon Park that closed in 1984?
One Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member was the former director of the aquarium and other SAB members still care for the fish that were transferred from the old aquarium to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This group is much like the volunteers who founded the original Cleveland Aquarium that opened on Labor Day weekend in 1954. These fish and aquarium enthusiasts have continued to volunteer their time and talents over the last two decades to find a suitable site, provide design and exhibit expertise, and help raise funds.
When will the aquarium open?
Cleveland Aquarium, Inc. is planning to announce a timeline for the design, construction, and opening of the Cleveland Aquarium in early 2010.
How can I support the aquarium?
At this stage of the Aquarium’s development, the Aquarium is seeking financial support. Donate online today!
I have fond memories of the original Cleveland Aquarium. Where can I share them?
The Cleveland Aquarium website allows supporters to become a friend of the aquarium by creating their own profile page. This technology will help us build a virtual community of Cleveland Aquarium supporters. We’d love to hear why you are passionate about aquaria or share your memories and photographs of the old Cleveland Aquarium.
What is different about this aquarium compared to others proposed in Cleveland this year?
This is going to be a nonprofit cultural institution like the city’s other world-class institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History or the Cleveland Museum of Art.
What will the Cleveland Aquarium be like?
The new Cleveland Aquarium will be a water- and light-filled experience that will leave visitors feeling like underwater explorers coming up for air and light after experiencing deep dives.
The first phase of the three-story facility will contain 100,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor exhibits and amenities organized in eight galleries including:
• An engaging entry plaza and lobby with public art, fountains, and gathering areas
• 750,000-gallon open ocean shark exhibit
• tropical freshwater tray tank
• tropical seas plant and animal habitat
• North American freshwater exhibit
• penguins and puffins
• seals, sea lions and otters residing inside and outside year-round
• a prominent, multi-story jungle canopy visible from inside and out
• touch tanks for young children
• an intimate theatre for education and research events, and a large public event area situated between the open ocean tank full of sharks, next to the indoor-outdoor café, gift shop, and electronic research/reference library
• special exhibit areas and a wide array of technology will be deployed to help guide the visitor through an exciting visitor experience every time
• administrative spaces such as offices, research labs, meeting rooms, and “back-of-house” services are being creatively designed for use by staff, visiting experts and community organizations. Thematically, it will celebrate the evolution of the Great Lakes Basins and the Cuyahoga River watershed. The Aquarium will be comparable to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium and the National Aquarium in Baltimore in terms of quality and unusual exhibits.
How big will the aquarium be?
We are designing a 100,000 square-foot aquarium with exhibits of fish in their natural habitats. Integral to this institution’s mission will be science, education and conservation of freshwater ecosystems.
How will the board raise the money to build the aquarium?
Financial support to build and operate the aquarium will come from individual donors, special events, grants from foundations, government-sponsored research, and business sponsorships.
Aren’t there too many nonprofit groups in Cleveland already? Won’t this make it harder for them to raise money?
We believe that support for this organization won’t detract from others with different missions. In fact, we have found that aquariums have a very broad base of support.
Have other questions?... just ask us!
email: info@clevelandaquarium.org
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is the aquarium a for-profit or nonprofit organization?
Cleveland Aquarium Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Where will the aquarium be built?
The Aquarium has not yet announced its new location, but is considering sites on Cleveland’s waterfront. Keep checking this website for updates.
Is there any connection between this aquarium and the original Cleveland Aquarium located in Gordon Park that closed in 1984?
One Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) member was the former director of the aquarium and other SAB members still care for the fish that were transferred from the old aquarium to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This group is much like the volunteers who founded the original Cleveland Aquarium that opened on Labor Day weekend in 1954. These fish and aquarium enthusiasts have continued to volunteer their time and talents over the last two decades to find a suitable site, provide design and exhibit expertise, and help raise funds.
When will the aquarium open?
Cleveland Aquarium, Inc. is planning to announce a timeline for the design, construction, and opening of the Cleveland Aquarium in early 2010.
How can I support the aquarium?
At this stage of the Aquarium’s development, the Aquarium is seeking financial support. Donate online today!
I have fond memories of the original Cleveland Aquarium. Where can I share them?
The Cleveland Aquarium website allows supporters to become a friend of the aquarium by creating their own profile page. This technology will help us build a virtual community of Cleveland Aquarium supporters. We’d love to hear why you are passionate about aquaria or share your memories and photographs of the old Cleveland Aquarium.
What is different about this aquarium compared to others proposed in Cleveland this year?
This is going to be a nonprofit cultural institution like the city’s other world-class institutions such as the Cleveland Museum of Natural History or the Cleveland Museum of Art.
What will the Cleveland Aquarium be like?
The new Cleveland Aquarium will be a water- and light-filled experience that will leave visitors feeling like underwater explorers coming up for air and light after experiencing deep dives.
The first phase of the three-story facility will contain 100,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor exhibits and amenities organized in eight galleries including:
• An engaging entry plaza and lobby with public art, fountains, and gathering areas
• 750,000-gallon open ocean shark exhibit
• tropical freshwater tray tank
• tropical seas plant and animal habitat
• North American freshwater exhibit
• penguins and puffins
• seals, sea lions and otters residing inside and outside year-round
• a prominent, multi-story jungle canopy visible from inside and out
• touch tanks for young children
• an intimate theatre for education and research events, and a large public event area situated between the open ocean tank full of sharks, next to the indoor-outdoor café, gift shop, and electronic research/reference library
• special exhibit areas and a wide array of technology will be deployed to help guide the visitor through an exciting visitor experience every time
• administrative spaces such as offices, research labs, meeting rooms, and “back-of-house” services are being creatively designed for use by staff, visiting experts and community organizations. Thematically, it will celebrate the evolution of the Great Lakes Basins and the Cuyahoga River watershed. The Aquarium will be comparable to Chicago's Shedd Aquarium and the National Aquarium in Baltimore in terms of quality and unusual exhibits.
How big will the aquarium be?
We are designing a 100,000 square-foot aquarium with exhibits of fish in their natural habitats. Integral to this institution’s mission will be science, education and conservation of freshwater ecosystems.
How will the board raise the money to build the aquarium?
Financial support to build and operate the aquarium will come from individual donors, special events, grants from foundations, government-sponsored research, and business sponsorships.
Aren’t there too many nonprofit groups in Cleveland already? Won’t this make it harder for them to raise money?
We believe that support for this organization won’t detract from others with different missions. In fact, we have found that aquariums have a very broad base of support.
Have other questions?... just ask us!
email: info@clevelandaquarium.org
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