Museum of Science & History
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The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) is a museum
in Jacksonville, Florida
, USA. It is a private, non-profit institution located on the Southbank Riverwalk, and the city's most visited museum. Primarily intended as a hands-on science and history experience for children, MOSH features interactive, award-winning exhibitions such as Currents of Time, which explores 12,000 years of Northeast Florida history, and Atlantic Tails, presenting the mammals indigenous to northeast Florida's waterways.
One of the most popular attractions is the 200-seat Alexander Brest Planetarium
with several shows daily. The 60 feet (18.3 m) diameter dome-shaped projection screen allows the audience to gaze at the stars and learn about astronomy, past and present.
The last building renovation occurred in 1994 resulting in a total of 82200 square feet (7,636.6 m²).
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, USA. It is a private, non-profit institution located on the Southbank Riverwalk, and the city's most visited museum. Primarily intended as a hands-on science and history experience for children, MOSH features interactive, award-winning exhibitions such as Currents of Time, which explores 12,000 years of Northeast Florida history, and Atlantic Tails, presenting the mammals indigenous to northeast Florida's waterways.
One of the most popular attractions is the 200-seat Alexander Brest Planetarium
Alexander Brest Planetarium
Alexander Brest Planetarium, located inside Jacksonville, Florida's Museum of Science & History, was built in 1988 and features a dome-shaped projection screen, JBL stereo sound system, Zeiss Jena Optical mechanical planetarium star projector...
with several shows daily. The 60 feet (18.3 m) diameter dome-shaped projection screen allows the audience to gaze at the stars and learn about astronomy, past and present.
History
The roots of MOSH go back to 1941 when the Jacksonville Children's Museum was chartered. The first home was a Victorian mansion in Riverside. Construction began on the current location downtown in 1965, and the facility opened in 1969. The Jacksonville Children's Museum became the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1977 and six years later, they were accredited by the American Association of Museums. The name was changed to Museum of Science and History in 1988 and 37500 square feet (3,483.9 m²) of space was added, including the Alexander Brest Planetarium.The last building renovation occurred in 1994 resulting in a total of 82200 square feet (7,636.6 m²).