Speech #990285053

MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION. New York. NY. The following terms for a new American Museum of Immigration exhibit in the Statue of Liberty are agreed upon: that an agreement on a new exhibit shall be in keeping with the existing charter of the American Museum of Immigration (AMI) and the existing agreement between AMI. Inc. and the United States Department of the Interior. that consistent with the charter and agreement. the predominant theme of the new exhibit on level 2P will be the history of the immigrant experience and how that experience and the immigrants themselves contributed to and became part of the fabric of America. and. the new exhibit will also deal. within the context of that immigrant experience. with the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. that the existing AMI exhibit will be replaced with a new AMI exhibit on the 2P level of the Statue of Libertys base at a cost not to exceed $3.5 million including interpretive and architectural design and modifications. that the new Statue museum on level IP will be part of the AMI and that the structural flow and the basic concept for the American Museum of Immigration on both levels IP and 2P will be complementary. that the exhibits on IP and 2P will be known as the American Museum of Immigration. that the Liberty/Ellis Island Collaborative (LEIC). the National Park Services consultants. and AMI Inc. will discuss concepts. exchange ideas. and give consideration to each others views regarding the new exhibit on level 2P during the initial phase of basic concept development. that LEICs design and plans for the fabrication and the installation will be reviewed with AMI Inc. through participation in the review process required by the NPS work orders for each subsequent stage of the project. that the final responsibility for the planning. design. fabrication and installation of the new exhibit will be delegated to LEIC under the direction of the parties to this agreement. that the aforementioned efforts will be funded by The Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation. Inc. (SOLEIF. Inc.). which has allocated $3.5 million for this purpose. and that the Foundation will fund each work directive as requested by the NPS. that the schedule for constructing the new American Museum of Immigration will begin on August 1. 1986 and will be completed on or before the following schedule: August 1. 1986LEIC begins preparation of basic concept. May 1. 1987 (or before)-Basic concept completed. Architectural work on level 2P begins.