A $10 million gift from the Richard S. and Karen LeFrak Charitable Foundation will enable hundreds of thousands of New York City schoolchildren and summer campers to visit the American Museum of Natural History free, the museum is to announce on Thursday.
The schools chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, is to attend a ceremony on Thursday honoring Richard S. LeFrak, a developer and trustee of the museum, along with his wife Karen, and sons Harrison and James.
The museum will name its fourth-floor special exhibition gallery - the newest and largest temporary exhibition space - the LeFrak Family Gallery. The free-admission program will apply to students and campers who are on group visits to the museum.
The gift represents the second major donation from the LeFrak family. In 2001, Mr. LeFrak's parents, Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak, provided the money for a refurbishment of the museum's IMAX theater, known as the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Theater.
“We hope that the hundreds of thousands of New York City students who come here throughout the year will be inspired to begin lifelong journeys of discovery,†Richard LeFrak said in a statement, “and to reach for the stars.â€
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