Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2032FY0001

Freedom Tower Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

.Angel Zayon

Organization:

The Freedom Tower Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Freedom Tower Museum

Date Submitted:

2/15/01 11:02:40 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Rudolfo Garcia, J. Alex Villalobos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

The museum will provide exciting educational opportunities to members of our community and state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

The freedom Tower Foundation

Contact:

Angel Zayon

 

3155 NW 77th Ave.

Contact Phone:

(305) 984-0360

 

 

Miami 33122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction of a museum, library and art gallery and preservation of the 1925 Freedom tower. The mission of the Freedom Tower Foundation is predominately educational in nature.  The restored Freedom tower will house a museum dedicated to the History of Cuban-Americans, their determination to live in freedom and enjoy the right of a democratic society and their struggle to restore democracy and freedom in Cuba.  The Museum will include storyline dioramas. A children's wing with learning opportunities presented in an interactive and fun environment to involve both children and their families as well.  A library will be established for the study of Cuba and Cuban-Americans. An art gallery exhibiting the works of Cuban-Americans and an artist studio where visitors can actually see the artists at work will be incorporated into the design.  An auditorium will be provided for lectures and conferences documenting the Cuban diaspora.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The museum has the potential to  to impact other immigrant minority groups facing the same disruption of their lives and cultures - to document the struggle and to suggest possibilities for overcoming it.  The restoration of the Freedom Tower along with the museum will attract many visitors friom throughout and will be a major contributor to the redevelopment of Miami's central business district.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$4,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$45,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$8,000,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$7,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No