![]() “They’re committed to bringing in the quality program they’re known for in Orange County, and the fundraising capacity to be sustainable.” It’s really been a godsend,” said Miguel Santana, the city of Los Angeles’ chief administrative officer, who has joined Discovery Cube Los Angeles’ newly constituted board. “It’s been impressive to see officials move so quickly. The municipal departments’ contributions were earmarked for educational exhibits about resource recycling and water conservation meant to dovetail with their missions. Start-up costs for reviving the museum are $22.4 million for exhibits, building modifications and other capital costs, with $2 million provided by the Discovery Science Center and the rest cobbled together from various city accounts, including $3.6 million from sanitation funds and $3.9 million from the Department of Water and Power. ![]() It first approached Discovery Science Center in 2010 about reviving the project by designing and installing exhibits, managing its operations and creating educational programs meant to reinforce the science taught in area schools. That left the city on the hook to repay more than $16.2 million in public construction funds if a museum didn’t open by March 2015. held up its end of the bargain by building the San Fernando Valley museum, but the Children’s Museum of Los Angeles collapsed under the effort of trying to raise large sums to equip and operate a venue much bigger and more expensive than the small one it had run in downtown L.A. ![]() City Hall had a similar public-private partnership in mind in 2007, but it fizzled. ![]()
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