Project Continues Revitalization of City's Downtown

21c Museum Hotel in Louisville Recently Voted #1 Hotel in U.S. and #6 in the World in Conde Nast Traveler's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards

Building on its mission of engaging the public with contemporary art and supporting the revitalization of American downtowns, 21c Museum Hotels will renovate and restore the former Metropole Hotel -- an historic landmark in downtown Cincinnati -- to its original purpose as a hotel and a centerpiece of the city. 21c Museum Hotels was launched in 2006 by Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, philanthropists and arts patrons with a vision for bringing contemporary art into daily life and fostering urban vitality. The 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville was recently selected as the #1 hotel in the United States and #6 hotel in the world in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for 2009.