a new museum. In October 2006, a formal Land Use Agreement was signed with SNL as Grantor and NAMF as Grantee. The museum broke ground and began construction, with staff documenting its construction project via a blog and a Flickr gallery where photos were posted weekly to show the building's progress. The new museum opened on April 4, 2009, in its new location under the new name National Museum of Nuclear Science & History. Funding for construction came from multiple sources, including: $5 million in Federal funds for design and construction $1 million transferred from the State of New Mexico to the City of Albuquerque for infrastructure $2.63 million from corporations $25,000 from foundations $500,000 from individual contributions The new facility incorporates 16 permanent indoor exhibit areas, two classrooms, a theater, a combined library and conference room, a gallery for temporary exhibits, and the Museum's store in 30,000 sq ft (0.28 ha). of space. The site provides nine acres (3.6 ha) of outdoor space for exhibits of military aircraft, missiles, vehicles, and the sail of the nuclear submarine. Museum operating costs of approximately $1.8M annually are provided by NAMF through earned and contributed revenues associated with the operation of the museum from admissions, NAMF memberships, grants, summer camps, events/rentals, and Museum store proceeds. A contract for services between Sandia National Laboratories and NAMF exists as well. Exhibits and displays Section source: NMoNSH The Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting information about scientific, historical, and cultural aspects of the Atomic Age. Permanent exhibits focus on the following: Pioneers of the Atom —An interactive display that introduces the individuals who questioned and defined the matter which makes up the universe. Visitors can use the interactive kiosk to trace the study of the atom. World War II —A display that teaches the history leading up to the creation and use of the atomic bomb and the countries that became involved. Critical Assembly, the Secrets of Los Alamos 1944: An Installation by Jim Sanborn — A special exhibition, staged as a tableau, that recreates the laboratory environment in which the first atomic bomb was assembled. Based on scholarly and eyewitness accounts, this exhibit features many artifacts that would have been (or were actually) present at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1940s. (This exhibit replaced "Secrets, Lies & Atomic Spies" in 2017.) The Decision to Drop — The dawn of the Atomic Age