MIDLAND The Museum of the Southwest recognizes Coterra Energy as a significant contributing partner supporting art, culture, science, and history in the Permian Basin. Because of their ongoing commitment to the Museum, the Coterra Energy Sound Garden has been named to recognize their investment in public art on the nearly six-acre campus. A ribbon cutting and naming ceremony of the Coterra Energy Sound Garden at the Museum of the Southwest is scheduled at 9 a.m. Thursday at Durham Children’s Museum, 1705 W. Missouri Avenue, Midland.
“Coterra is playing a pivotal role in our community by making high-impact investments that provide opportunities not usually found outside of our campus. By supporting public art focused on our youth, Coterra is changing not just the physical landscape of Midland, but also the cultural opportunities for future generations,” Mary Katherine Marshall, Senior Director of Development & Communications, Museum of the Southwest, said in a news release. “We are humbled by their generosity and vision for the future of the Museum.”
“The Museum of the Southwest has established itself as a beacon of community engagement, dedicated to fostering a deep appreciation for arts and culture in the Permian Basin. Coterra Energy is honored to have collaborated with the Museum for the past decade, witnessing firsthand their unwavering commitment to building meaningful relationships within the community and among our employees,” George Stark, Director, External Affairs, Coterra Energy, said in the release. “As our partnership has grown and evolved, we recognized a mutual need to enhance community facilities. When the Museum identified a need for the Sound Garden, and our employees expressed a desire for more local family activities, we saw an opportunity to merge these needs into one facility that would benefit the entire community. We take great pride in our long-term commitment to Midland and are thrilled with the new Children’s Museum; we felt the Sound Garden was a wonderful venue to offer our neighbors in the Basin for generations to come.”
According to the release, the very industrial looking structure not only allows for some beautiful melodies to be heard, but when you strike a chord on the Coterra Energy Sound Garden, you will literally feel the sound waves move through the space. “Having interactive spaces throughout our campus is something that makes this a place for everyone. Being able to feel, hear, and see art of distinct types isn’t an experience you can often find in one location. Coterra makes it accessible to our community,” mentioned Marshall.
Coterra has continued to support the Museum after the 2021 merger between Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation and Cimarex Energy Company, whose long-time support of the Museum brought the highly popular Science on a Sphere program to the Marian West and William Blanton Blakemore Planetarium and began providing free admission on Sundays to all guests.
