HMNS plans satellite facility in Sugar Land

The Houston Museum of Natural Science recently purchased an old prison building in Sugar Land and plans to convert it into a satellite museum, including space for classrooms and interactive science exhibits. Sugar Land kids, cross your fingers for a place where you'll be able to report the weather with Neil Frank and another overpriced McDonald's. According to a HMNS representative, the museum will serve as a complement to the George Observatory, which is located nearby in Brazos Bend State Park. The project could be completed as early as spring of 2008, if things go smoothly and funding is easy to come by. Sugar Land council member Michael Schiff expressed his views on this exciting deal:

I know the importance of world class museums, and this will help make Sugar Land a world-class city.

Sounds like someone's not settling for third place. The building, located at 12910 University Boulevard, previously housed the Central State Farm prison, which closed in 1969. It is located on a 2,018-acre piece of land in the middle of Telfair, a housing development. The structure itself is 40,000 square feet, and its high ceilings make it easily convertible into a museum.

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