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Originally Posted by Table 5
Yeah, I'm aware of that plan, but I think it's a pretty underwhelming idea that doesn't really get you what this city needs. Calgary needs a new purpose-built large-scale art space (like the NMC in East Village), not some mickey-mouse retrofit.
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I agree with you here Table, we do need a brand new contemporary art gallery facility in the city (along with modernization of almost all of our outdated museum facilities save the Military Museums)... but the Science Centre is no slouch of a facility for art. I worked there part time for over eight years when I was younger, and with some interior modifications and renovations, I am dead sure it can have high quality gallery space and can be a social gathering hub. It's not ideal (compared to having a new facility), but having a historic, architectural-award-winning building is a pretty nice consolation prize (and at very little to no cost)!