Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Reopens After Renovations

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is reopening to the public after months of renovations.

A rededication ceremony was held Tuesday following a pre-opening gala that took place Monday at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Grand Rapids. Ford died in 2006, but family members attended events.

Steven Ford, son of the late president, tells The Grand Rapids Press that the museum wasn't meant as a monument to his father. He says: "It was supposed to be an educational experience for all ages, young and old."

The project included construction of the 8,000-square-foot DeVos Learning Center, which is designed to foster civic engagement among students.

Gerald Ford was a congressman from Grand Rapids before becoming vice president and then president following Richard Nixon's 1974 resignation.

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