Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry opens

By Washington Examiner

Published December 29, 2012 2:52am ET

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Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry opens — In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, museum employees interact with a wall of icons, including an Ivar's clam and Rainier beer reindeer from television commercials, and a model of the ferry Kalaka, at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry, in the city's South Lake Union neighborhood."MOHAI" officially opens at its new location Saturday, Dec. 29. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) | Elaine Thompson

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry officially opens Saturday at its new location in the city’s booming South Lake Union neighborhood.

The $90 million facility in the refurbished Naval Reserve Armory gives the museum 50,000 square feet of exhibit space and moves it from a largely hidden home in a Montlake park to one of the city’s most dynamic neighborhoods.

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