Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum Receives $10 Million Gift for
New Visitor Center
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, part
of the department of horticultural science
at the University of Minnesota, has received
a gift of $10 million for the construction
of its new Visitor Center.
The Visitor Center, which will serve as
a formal entry point to the Arboretum's
gardens and collections, will echo the
Arboretum's historic architecture and
provide expanded space for interactive
exhibits and demonstrations, classrooms,
an auditorium, gift shop, restaurant and
outdoor terrace. Construction is expected
to begin in 2003; the center is projected
to open in 2004.
