Reynolds’ museum may boogie

JUPITER, Fla. — Some of Burt Reynolds’ memorabilia may need to find a new home to make room for a nonprofit biomedical research institute.

The Jupiter Town Council is looking to sell the Burt Reynolds & Friends Museum building to make way for the Scripps Research Institute. Institute officials say the facility will bring hundreds of scientists to the area.

The museum, at a leased location, houses decades of Reynolds’ memorabilia. It also hosts numerous film educational courses.

Reynolds, 70, has a home in nearby Jupiter Island, which has been named Worth magazine’s richest town in America. His credits include roles in “Boogie Nights,” the “Cannonball Run” movies and “Deliverance.”

Jupiter pledged $3 million to bring Scripps to its community.

Town Manager Andy Lukasik has said that the institute plus the potential to use the property for another project are incentives for the eventual sale.

“This decision -- and it looks like the town is pretty serious about selling the building -- means that we are looking for a home,” museum director Mike Daniel said.