Louisville’s Kentucky Science Center is about to undergo a US$3.3m (€2.6m, £2.1m) renovation to improve its offering to children.

After three years of rotating temporary exhibitions on the first floor of the museum, the center has decided to make a permanent commitment to early childhood development.

The first floor will be completely reinvented, using funding from private donors and community grants to merge existing exhibit space, and provide better flow on the floor. The centre’s early childhood gallery and KidZone will merge with a new Science in Play exhibit to offer an enhanced experience for children visiting the museum.

The renovations are expected to take around a year to complete, with the reimagined floor opening to the public at the end of Q3 2015.