ðə sˈɪɾi pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd faɪnˈænsɪŋ ænd kəntɹˈæktᵻd wɪððə sˈɛntɚɹ ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ænd ðə sˈɛntɚ fˈaɪnəlˌaɪzd fˈɛdɚɹəl fˈʌndɪŋ ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn tə fˈɪnɪʃ kənstɹˈʌkʃən ɔnðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ fəsˈɪlᵻɾi ænd bɪɡˈɪn bˈɪldɪŋ ɛɡzˈɪbɪts.
The city provided financing and contracted with the center in April 2012, and the center finalized federal funding in January 2013 to finish construction on the existing facility and begin building exhibits.