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A xiphactinus skeleton at the reopened North Dakota Heritage Center. Image courtesy of the North Dakota Heritage Center.

North Dakota Heritage Center reopening to public

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
A xiphactinus skeleton at the reopened North Dakota Heritage Center. Image courtesy of the North Dakota Heritage Center.
A xiphactinus skeleton at the reopened North Dakota Heritage Center. Image courtesy of the North Dakota Heritage Center.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s official history museum is reopening to the public after nearly two years of renovations.

Gov. Jack Dalrymple was touring the upgraded Heritage Center on Monday, and then the first two galleries of the three-gallery expansion were opening to the public.

The center on the state Capitol grounds in Bismarck has been closed since the fall of 2012 for a $51.7 million makeover.

The grand opening for the expanded and renovated center is scheduled for November, which is the 125th anniversary of North Dakota’s statehood.

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A xiphactinus skeleton at the reopened North Dakota Heritage Center. Image courtesy of the North Dakota Heritage Center.
A xiphactinus skeleton at the reopened North Dakota Heritage Center. Image courtesy of the North Dakota Heritage Center.