The $53-million Pacific Visions expansion project at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach reached a major milestone as the final panel of glass was placed on its rolling, wave-like facade.

While museums can often require more than a decade of planning, design and construction, the $254-million, 430,000-sq-ft Museum of the Bible project took five years from concept to grand opening.

An active slate of major exhibitions adds a different dimension to the Miami Beach Convention Center renovation and expansion