check out the statue of liberty. today marks the grand opening of a brand-new museum dedicated to the history of this icon ic symbol of this american dream. laura is live on liberty island. >> we're actually inside this new museum. it took builders more than two years and over $100 million to complete the three gallery spaces inside the museum that contain over 150 artifacts and man, is this something to see. it is the unique looking structure, too. the publicly funded project built on the opposite end of liberty island from lady liberty showcases glass walls and copper colored roof that appears to be rising out of the earth. the museum is the biggest addition to the area around the statue of liberty since she was first unveiled in 1886. here inside the original torch lady liberty carried serves as the museum's centerpiece that it was replaced in the 80s