Boston Museum of Science - Boston, MA
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The Museum of Science (MoS) is a Boston, Massachusetts landmark, located in Science Park, a plot of land spanning the Charles River.
Waymark Code: WM86YJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2010
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The Museum began as the Boston Society of Natural History in 1830, founded by a collection of men who wished to share scientific interests. In essence, the museum began as a place where these men could store and display skins and other trophies of their travels to Africa and Asia. Today, a number of taxidermed specimens remain on display, much as they do at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, as well as many other museums, teaching children about the animals of New England and of the world. In 1864, after the Society had gone through several temporary facilities, a building was purchased in the Back Bay area of the city and dubbed the "New England Museum of Natural History." There it remained through World War II, presumably growing and changing over the decades into more of a science museum and less of a gentleman's club for safari trophies.
The Science Park/West End MBTA station was opened in 1956, and the Charles Hayden Planetarium in 1958.
Many more expansions continued into the 1970s and 1980s. In 1999, The Computer Museum in Boston closed and became part of the Museum of Science, integrating some of its displays.
Name: Boston Museum of Science
Location/Address:
1 Science Park
boston, MA
Telephone Number: (617)723-2500
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type/Specialty: Museum of Science
Theater: IMAX, Planetarium
Hours of operation: 9 am - 5 pm, Sat. to Thur.; 9 am to 9 pm Friday
Admission Fee: $20.00
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: yes
Agency/Ownership: Not listed
Educational programs: Not listed
Other Features: Not listed
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