Buffalo Museum of Science - Buffalo, NY
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N 42° 54.353 W 078° 50.634
17T E 676011 N 4752618
The Museum of Science on the east side of Buffalo has been home to many great science exhibits since 1929.
Waymark Code: WM3B21
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2008
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From
New York: A Guide to the Empire State in the Buffalo points of interest section:
The BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE is in the NW. corner of Humboldt Park, south of the intersection of Northampton St. and Humboldt Parkway. The two-story building has an exterior of Indiana limestone in modernized neoclassic style with an ornamented frieze replacing the heavy classical cornice. The central feature of the façade is a two-story loggia with four Corinthian columns. The building was opened in 1929; the architects were Esenwein and Johnson.
The exhibits, offering 'science in brief for busy people,' present a comprehensive and progressive account of the universe and of man, telling their story graphically and dramatically with the aid of specimens, individual and group models, and scientific devices. The museum program includes lectures, concerts, children's classes and clubs, courses for adults, loan services, and museum training courses.
The Guide is still accurate in describing the museum today. The focus is on the geological, botanical, zoological, and archaeological history of the Niagara Region and also Southern Ontario. There is also a huge research library offering plenty of opportunities to learn about the area. An observatory is located on the roof, but is only open during special astronomical events.
The museum is open Wed-Sat 10-5 and Sun 12-5. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, check out their
website.