Demolition around the entrance to MOSH.Demolition around the entrance to MOSH.

Demolition begins at MOSH as museum continues move to Northbank

Published on June 9, 2026 at 12:17 pm
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The defunct Museum of Science & History is coming down.

Demolition is underway on the museum building at 1025 Museum Circle on the Downtown Southbank. The venue closed in 2025 amid plans to build a new MOSH on the Northbank.

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A visit Monday to the Southbank building, constructed in 1969, showed that walls had been partially demolished, revealing gutted portions of the interior. Windows were removed or broken, and twisted metal beams were on the grounds.


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