The Cade Museum
Promoting a Culture of Innovation
The Cade Museum for Innovation and Invention - located in Gainesville, Florida - is named for James Robert Cade, the physician, musician, researcher and inventor best known for leading the University of Florida team that created Gatorade.
The mission of the Cade Museum is to promote a culture of creativity and innovation. In particular, the programs and the exhibits focus on:
- America's unique national legacy of innovation
- The brain science behind creative thought
- Inventors and their stories
- Current inventions and technologies
- The inventive process from idea conceptualization to commercialization
These themes will be presented to the public through educational
outreach programs, innovation competitions, virtual exhibits,
conferences, workshops, lectures, and interactive exhibits in a
building to be located in downtown Gainesville.
In partnership with the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency, the Cade Museum will be a cornerstone of one of the most important environmental reclamation and urban renewal projects in the city's history. Its 55,000 square foot facility will be located in downtown Gainesville's Depot Park. (See our webcam to view daily progress in Depot Park.)
Groundbreaking is planned for 2012, with opening scheduled in 2014.
Collaborating with local schools, Santa Fe College and the University of Florida, the Cade Museum will also be an invaluable educational asset in Central Florida. A virtual museum will give students around the world access to the Cade's exhibits and programs as well as to special lectures and seminars.