South Florida Museum

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South Florida Museum
Established
Location 201 10th Street West
Bradenton, Florida
Type Anthropology, Aquarium, Archeology, Children’s, Natural History[1]
Curator Valerie Jackson Bell[2]
Website South Florida Museum

The South Florida Museum, located in Bradenton, Florida, is a museum specializing in the natural and cultural history of Florida's gulf coast. It houses exhibits highlighting Florida history from the prehistoric to the present period.[3] The museum includes the Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium, the home of Snooty the manatee. The Bishop Planetarium, which was opened in the mid 1960's, has recently been remodeled and received a significant technical upgrading.

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  1. ^ "South Florida Museum Bradenton, Florida", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Accessed November 01, 2007.
  2. ^ "South Florida Museum Bradenton, Florida", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Accessed November 01, 2007.
  3. ^ South Florida Museum. "About the South Florida Museum", South Florida Museum website, 2007. Accessed November 01, 2007.

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