Amazon founder Bezos gives Seattle museum $10 million

KNKX Public Radio | By The Associated Press

Published August 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM PDT

An artist's depiction of the armory's interior after renovations are made to house the Museum of History and Industry.

A Seattle history museum says Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has given the institution a $10 million gift.

It's the largest donation in the 59-year history of the Museum of History and Industry. The money will be used to establish a "Center for Innovation" at the new home of the museum, which is set to open in fall 2012.

The new location of the museum is a few blocks from the new Amazon.com campus in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.

The new innovation exhibit will focus on Seattle's history as a center for industrial innovation, dating back to Henry Yesler's steam-powered sawmill.

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