This artist’s rendering shows a planned 190,000-gallon, 35-foot-long habitat that will be created as part of an eight-year transformation of the Shedd Aquarium.
Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium is about to make a big splash — over the next eight years.
The venerable cultural institution on Monday announced its Centennial Commitment, a $500 million transformation of the aquarium culminating in 2030, the Shedd’s 100th anniversary.
The first phase, which covers major interior renovations, begins later this year, with a projected finish date of 2026. Phase two will begin shortly thereafter. The aquarium will remain open throughout the project’s duration.
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