[3] By 2007 plans had been made to renovate the building and repurpose it for a Dr. Seuss themed installation (later expanded into a full museum).

The museum has several rooms on the main floor which contain a "Seussian version of Springfield",[5] with interactive sculptures, exhibits, and original and reproduced artwork from Dr.

[7][8] The basement, called Cat's Corner, has art workspace and copies of Dr. Seuss Books to read.

On October 5, the three authors posted a statement on their Twitter accounts explaining their reason for canceling, namely, a recently painted mural featuring a Chinese racial stereotype from Seuss' first book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.

The event was not rescheduled despite the authors thanking the museum for its quick action and offering to fulfill their speaking engagements.