League owners have voted to approve part of the funding required for the third phase of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s transformation.
“We are extremely grateful to Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners of the National Football League for sharing our vision for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and its future,” Hall of Fame president & CEO Jim Porter says.
“With each expansion of the museum across its rich 63-year history, Hall of Fame leadership has been able to count on support from the league.”
The league’s Hall of Fame Committee, made up of seven NFL owners or their representatives, voted unanimously on the measure, which was also approved unanimously by the owners across the league. This approval lets the Hall proceed confidently with the third phase of its “Evolve 2030” modernisation plan.
Expansion, broadcast studio, and interactive exhibits
Phase three of the project involves an 8,000-square-foot expansion of the museum, featuring a grand lobby and the Coach John Madden Broadcast Studio. It will also include interactive exhibits highlighting the league’s first 100 years and its member clubs.
The estimated cost for this phase is approximately $33 million.
The first phase of the project, now complete, involved updating the Nash Family Event and Conference Center. The second phase, building the KeyBank Center at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is on budget at $19 million and is progressing on schedule for an early spring opening.
The KeyBank Center will offer the largest meeting and event space of its kind in Northeast Ohio.
Funding from grants, naming rights deals, and Hall of Fame contributions has financed the first two phases of the project, ensuring the Hall has not taken on debt.
“The aim of the Hall of Fame is to ensure that any new project builds upon its solid foundation, and the generous contribution from league owners today helps significantly toward that end,” adds Porter.
“We are proud of our role as stewards of professional football’s history. We take seriously our core mission: to honor the greatest who have played, coached or contributed; to preserve the history of the game; and to share with future generations the stories that have made NFL football this country’s No. 1 spectator sport.”
The total estimated cost for all six project phases is approximately $102 million. The last three phases focus on new or redesigned exhibits within the museum.
In the UK, Manchester City football club has shared the first details of its new immersive museum experience. Set to open later this year within Manchester’s £300m Medlock Square entertainment district at the Etihad Campus, the museum will combine immersive technology with physical memorabilia from across the club’s history.
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