For as long as it has existed, Denmark\u2019s Natural History Museum has been a part of the University of Copenhagen. But the various institutions that make it up \u2013 including the Zoological Museum, the Geological Museum and the Botanical Museum \u2013 have all been located at different addresses.<\/p>\n
The university has been working to change that since The new, expanded building, to be placed next to the Botanical Gardens in central Copenhagen, will house one of the world\u2019s largest natural-history collections. Amongst the more than 14 million items are Construction of the 30,000 sq m facility, first detailed three years ago but since updated, can now begin after the selection of Per Aarsleff as the project\u2019s main contractor, according to the Building and Properties Agency, which is responsible for maintaining and developing state property.<\/p>\n The selection process, reports to byensejendom.dk, an architecture news outlet, involved clearing up a series of misunderstandings about the project, clarifying concerns and eliminating risks that could affect its completion.<\/p>\n The museum is expected to cost 950 million kroner to build. The university will pay 300 million kroner of that amount. The Villum Fonden, a charitable organisation, is putting in 250 million, while the Det Obeliske Familiefond, the Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation, will each give 100 million kroner.<\/p>\n The Natural History Museum encompasses four basic-research institutions and is the workplace for a large number of the university\u2019s natural-science faculty.<\/p>\n When the building opens to the public in 2020, the Natural History Museum expects some 55,000 students will visit as part of their schooling. The number of ordinary guests is forecast to double to 400,000 a year.<\/p>\n And while just 2% of guests today are from abroad, the museum expects they will make up a third by 2027. Plans for a new, expanded Natural History Museum near the Botanical Gardens are ready to move ahead after the selection of Per Aarsleff as the building\u2019s main contractor. If all goes according to schedule, the museum will open its doors in 2020 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":61168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,46],"tags":[631,706],"class_list":["post-61482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","category-science","tag-byggeri-en","tag-statens-naturhistoriske-museum-en","expression-news_article"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nMain contractor selected<\/h3>\n
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