LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Muhammad Ali Center announced their re-opening date on their Facebook page after a fire forced the center to close in September.
The center plans to re-open on Wednesday,
"We want to thank Louisville Fire, PARC, LMPD, Servpro, and our many vendors for their quick professional response and for helping us return to greatness," they said in the post.
In September, the center closed "until further notice" after a fire in the parking garage.
Officials originally planned to have the downtown Louisville museum closed for the days as crews worked to repair a damaged HVAC system. However, in an update hours later the center shared it would take much more time to fix the damage.
The fire started around 2 a.m. in an adjacent paring structure attached to the Muhammad Ali Center, according to the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).
Police said a large number of tiles stored for the building's exterior had somehow caught fire on the garage's second floor.
Louisville Fire was able to put out the blaze in roughly 30 minutes, police added.
According to the Muhammad Ali Center, the HVAC system was heavily damaged and some smoke was able to get inside the building. The museum's interior and artifacts inside were unharmed by the fire, however.
"We are especially thankful to Louisville fire, PARC, LMPD, and our vendors for their quick, professional response that prevented this fire from doing more harm than it did," officials said on social media. "The perseveration of Muhammad's physical legacy is due to the diligent work of our curation team and a testament to the necessity of their work."
Now, the center is fully ready to be open to the public.
"We look forward to seeing you soon," the center said in a post.