Pink Palace Family of Museums
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The Pink Palace Family of Museums is a group of museums maintained by the City of Memphis
and Memphis Museums, Inc. The Pink Palace Family of Museums display collections of historic, educational and technological significance.
The following museums are part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums:
The Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium houses a museum of local cultural and natural history, the Crew Training International (CTI) IMAX
theater and the Sharpe Planetarium
.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and Memphis Museums, Inc. The Pink Palace Family of Museums display collections of historic, educational and technological significance.
The following museums are part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums:
- The Pink Palace Museum and PlanetariumPink Palace Museum and PlanetariumThe Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium in Memphis, Tennessee, serves as the Mid-South's major science and historical museum, and features exhibits ranging from archeology to chemistry...
in Memphis. - Coon Creek Science CenterCoon Creek Science CenterThe Coon Creek Science Center is a science center and fossil finding site at 2985 Hardin Graveyard Road in Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA....
, the site of Upper Cretaceous fossilFossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
finds and a museum in Adamsville, TennesseeAdamsville, TennesseeAdamsville is a town in Hardin and McNairy counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 2,207 at the 2010 census. Adamsville is named after George D. Adams, who operated an inn and stagecoach stop in the 1840s... - Lichterman Nature CenterLichterman Nature CenterLichterman Nature Center, a certified arboretum, and a nature center, is located in East Memphis, Tennessee. It has many outdoor and indoor exhibits, activities, and events...
, an arboretumArboretumAn arboretum in a narrow sense is a collection of trees only. Related collections include a fruticetum , and a viticetum, a collection of vines. More commonly, today, an arboretum is a botanical garden containing living collections of woody plants intended at least partly for scientific study...
, nature centerNature centerA nature center is an organization with a visitor center or interpretive center designed to educate people about nature and the environment. Usually located within a protected open space, nature centers often have trails through their property. Some are located within a state or city park, and...
and museum of native wildlife in Memphis - Mallory-Neely HouseMallory-Neely HouseThe Mallory-Neely House is a historic residence on 652 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is located in the Victorian Village district of Memphis.-History:...
, a historic home in the Victorian VillageVictorian Village, MemphisThe Victorian Village District is an area of Memphis, Tennessee.-Geography:The Victorian Village is located in the eastern quadrant of downtown Memphis.-History:...
of Memphis (currently closed to the public) - Magevney HouseMagevney HouseThe Magevney House is a historic residence on 198 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is located in the Victorian Village of Memphis. It is one of the oldest residences remaining in Memphis.-History:...
, a historic home in the Victorian VillageVictorian Village, MemphisThe Victorian Village District is an area of Memphis, Tennessee.-Geography:The Victorian Village is located in the eastern quadrant of downtown Memphis.-History:...
of Memphis (currently closed to the public)
The Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium houses a museum of local cultural and natural history, the Crew Training International (CTI) IMAX
IMAX
IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...
theater and the Sharpe Planetarium
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
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