Designing the Museum

Based on the internationally known natural history collections of PRI, it tells the story of the 4.6 billion year history of the Earth, focusing particularly on the Northeastern United States.

The Museum occupies an 18,000 sq ft addition to the present PRI complex on Ithaca's West Hill. The new building was designed by the New York architectural firm of Weiss/Manfredi, recently best known for designing the award-winning Women's War Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. The design for the new Museum is already attracting critical notice.

For more information on Weiss/Manfedi please visit them on the web at www.weissmanfredi.com.