The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center has been in operation for three years but is closing down this spring. The last day to visit the museum is March 28.
Full refunds will be given to those who bought tickets to visit the center after that date.
A press release from ABS cited “structural limitations,” the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns, and “other factors impacting sustainability” as reasons for closing.
The center struggled from the onset, receiving only around $54,000 in ticket sales its first year, while reporting total expenses of around $11 million.
Jennifer Holloran, who recently became president and CEO of the society, said in a statement that “the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center has served as a place of exceptional learning and inspiration since its doors opened.”
She added, “We look forward to reimagining what the future of content could look like through a publicly accessible, digitized format.”
Opened in May 2021, the center was located on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall and sought to educate people of all religious views about the impact of Christianity on American history.
The museum held its grand opening ceremony in July of 2021 and boasted 25,000 square feet of interactive gallery space featuring groundbreaking technology.