Executive Director Cherie Koss outlined the number of changes and plans in a recent press release.
Partnering with Museum Pros, a Chandler-based museum design firm, the River of Time Board of Directors has approved accessing reserve funds to continue the renovation that began in the orientation room last summer.
Thanks to a grant from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation 202 funding, the completed first experience welcomes visitors to the beauty and diversity found along the Lower Verde River. Video and sound engage visitors as they paddle along the river through time from pre-human history through today.
The remainder of the renovation is defined by interactivity. The visitor will be immersed not only in the history of the Lower Verde River Valley, but experiential elements will replicate life along this historic waterway. Specially curated artifacts and fabricated replicas will lend realism to each display.