01 November 2018, 09:00 AM
RichardThe Ray Bradbury Experience Museum
Below is a link to the current website for the proposed Ray Bradbury Experience Museum, which hopes to open in Waukegan, Illinois (Ray's home town) in 2020.
http://raybradburyexperiencemuseum.org01 November 2018, 09:04 AM
RichardAnd here is a recent (October 8, 2018) newspaper article about the current status of the Museum's fundraising efforts:
https://www.chicagotribune.com...m-st-1008-story.html01 November 2018, 05:50 PM
dandelionThanks, Richard. I hope the museum will have storage space for items which should be archived if not displayed.
27 November 2018, 02:32 PM
BeSincereReally cool! Looks really interesting!
10 January 2019, 06:20 PM
dandelionLooking forward to this with great anticipation.
11 January 2019, 03:15 PM
douglasSPA new photo of Ray's Waukegan home, taken by Steven Silver, was posted today:
http://file770.com/ray-bradburys-childhood-home/10 February 2019, 10:00 PM
groonWhy, it doesn't look old at all!
22 March 2019, 08:22 PM
dandelionThanks to the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum, Ray Bradbury Park is now a designated National Literary Landmark!
21 May 2019, 09:46 PM
dandelionIs there a definite schedule and dates for the Centenary Celebrations kickoff?
18 February 2020, 02:00 PM
RichardBelow is a link to an article by Steven Silver about the ongoing efforts to complete the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum in Ray's childhood hometown of Waukegan, Illinois, and the Museum's goal of opening its doors in time for Waukegan's Bradbury Centennial celebration in August of 2020.
http://file770.com/ray-bradbur...-nearing-completion/16 March 2020, 07:50 PM
RichardA short video of actor Joe Mantegna (star of the excellent film version of THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT) was posted a few days ago on the Facebook page of the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum, noting his support for the Museum:
https://www.facebook.com/RayBradburyExperienceMuseum/16 March 2020, 08:26 PM
dandelionIs the centennial celebration still on as of now?
17 March 2020, 03:15 AM
Richarddandelion, it would probably be best to contact the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum and/or the City of Waukegan for such information.
17 March 2020, 05:03 PM
dandelionThe city PR person says as of now, events will go on as planned.
22 June 2020, 12:24 PM
RichardHere is a link to the Ray Bradbury Experience Museum's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/result...ry+experience+museum