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Pictured above: Aerial photographs from October 2020  at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk which is undergoing a major $40 million renovation paid for with state and federal funds. The project includes the expansion of marine life exhibits and the construction of a new 4D theater. 

Impressive progress is being made with the renovation of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. As part of the first significant renovation to the facility since 2001, the existing six-story, IMAX screen and theater at the Aquarium will be demolished and replaced with a new, 169-seat state-of-the-art 4D theater.

Pictured above: A total of 169 seats have arrived and are ready for installation at the Maritime Aquarium's new 4D theater. Scheduled to open in April 2021, it will feature 10 to 12 minute nature documentaries and short family-friendly films.

In addition to the theater construction, the project includes a major upgrade to the seal exhibit, featuring a 150,000 gallon tank, more than seven times the size of the former accommodations. The seal habitat, which is currently half indoors and half outdoors, is scheduled to open in April 2021, and will be fully enclosed, protecting the seals and people from a nearby bridge construction project on the Aquarium campus.