In 1966, the Museum moved to its new facility and opened the Bishop Planetarium, so named for long time benefactor and philanthropist Ned Bishop. Bishop's wife Patty donated $375,000 toward the construction in honor of her late husband, providing the majority of the funds necessary for the completion of the project. Coincidentally, Mrs. Bishop, who had been ill and who chronically shunned publicity, did not attend the Planetarium's dedication, but was represented by Mary Parker for whom the Museum's aquarium would be named some 30 years later.