The museum originally opened in the 1930s. It's being restored from top to bottom. Like a number of other buildings at the zoo, the museum was a Works Progress Administration or WPA project.

TOLEDO, Ohio — The new ProMedica Museum of Natural History is gearing up to open at the Toledo Zoo! The Zoo says the Museum will open to the public on May 31 following a short ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Last week the new Promedica Museum of Natural History at the Toledo Zoo opened. But, there is a hidden gem inside the museum, that celebrates nature conservation with art.

The ProMedica Museum of Natural History is opening next month at The Toledo Zoo.The multi-million-dollar project got underway a couple years ago, and we got an inside look at the progress Thursday.