OKPOP Museum new home

[ComeOnBenjals]

Good deal on the funding match. Hopefully private fundraising isn't too much of a hurdle.

[shavethewhales]

So it sounds like the House decided not to even vote on this, so they never got the final approval despite passing the senate. So OKPOP is dead in the water again... Very frustrating. How many years will the building sit in limbo before they come up with a plan?

[SXSW]

So it sounds like the House decided not to even vote on this, so they never got the final approval despite passing the senate. So OKPOP is dead in the water again... Very frustrating. How many years will the building sit in limbo before they come up with a plan?

I think they will need a private benefactor/foundation to step in and assist.  Similar to how the FAM in OKC was ultimately finished and built out.

[shavethewhales]

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/officials-moving-forward-with-okpop-completion-with-new-legal-advice/article_3a6beeea-0eeb-11ee-b8d2-db2bb889774a.html

Sounds like they will keep going with fundraising, under the expectation that the state will still come through. Still say having to spend nearly $40 million to complete a museum that is already built is insane.

It also sounds like they will be fundraising through next year, so the earliest I would expect the place to finally open would be 2026?

[ComeOnBenjals]

I agree. Unless I'm missing something, 40 million seems incredibly high. The building is not even that large.