EDMONTON

Muttart Conservatory to close in July for 18 months for upgrades

Diego Romero CTV News Edmonton

Published Monday, March 4, 2019 5:51PM MST

A number of city attractions and facilities - including the Muttart Conservatory - are free to the public Sunday as part of the city's Free Admission Day. PHOTO: City of Edmonton.

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The Muttart Conservatory will close in July for approximately 18 months for a $13-million rehabilitation project.

The building will receive upgrades to its structural, electrical and mechanical systems, such as new underground pipes and heating systems.

In 2017, the City of Edmonton identified Muttart Conservatory, which opened in 1976, as a priority for rehabilitation. The project was granted funding during budget deliberations last November.

Culina Café at the Muttart and the horticultural pyramids will also close, and bookings, rentals and programs will be unavailable.

The closure will coincide with LRT construction.

“We wanted to ensure that while the LRT work is going on we could possibly shut down the facility and have them both be complete around the same time period,” said Gary Chung, a City of Edmonton project manager.

The facility is expected to reopen in early 2021.

For more information about the Muttart Conservatory Rehabilitation Project, click here.