▁first ▁ 2 2 ▁years , ▁attend ance ▁rose ▁from ▁several ▁hundred ▁to ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁twice ▁received ▁museum ▁acc red itation ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Museum s . ▁ ▁When ▁N ier eng arten - Smith ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Glen ▁G ente le ▁became ▁executive ▁director . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁when ▁G ente le ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁at ▁another ▁museum , ▁Mar il u ▁K node ▁came ▁from ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁research ▁for ▁Future ▁Arts ▁Research , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁current ▁executive ▁director . ▁K node ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁research ▁at ▁Future ▁Arts ▁Research ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Future ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁raised ▁significant ▁funds ▁for ▁improvements ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁fine ▁arts ▁center . ▁Lawrence ▁Sc ar pa ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁Bro oks ▁+ ▁Sc ar pa ▁Arch itect s , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁A IA ▁Architecture ▁F irm ▁Award , ▁initially ▁designed ▁the ▁Adam ▁Ar ons on ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Center ▁( named ▁to ▁honor ▁an ▁institution al ▁founder ▁member , ▁long - term ▁board ▁member ▁and ▁major ▁don or ). ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁this ▁building ▁were ▁table d ▁and ▁a ▁less ▁am bit ious ▁facility ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 — des igned ▁by ▁a ▁regional ▁architecture ▁firm . ▁ ▁" The ▁Way " ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁park ' s ▁best