Children's Museum of Science and Technology
| The CNSE Children's Museum of Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
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The logo of CMOST | |
  Location within New York | |
| Former name | The Junior Museum |
| Established | 1954[1] |
| Location | 250 Jordan Road, Troy, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°40′36″N 73°41′52″W / 42.676786°N 73.697677°W |
| Type | Children's museum |
| President | Laurie Miedema |
| Chairperson | Pradeep Haldar |
| Owner | Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering |
| Nearest car park | On site (no charge) |
| Website |
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The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST) is a science museum for children in Troy, New York run by CNSE. The museum has various exhibits, including a digital planetarium (showing various films including Molecularium)and almost 100 living animals.[2] The museum doesn't admit adults unless accompanied by children.[3]
History
The museum opened as The Junior Museum in 1954, a museum containing hands-on exhibits for children housed in the basement of the Rensselaer Historical Society.[1] The museum relocated three times until it finally moved to the Rensselaer Technology Park and re-branded as the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. In an announcement in 2013, the museum announced a partnership with SUNY Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and re-branded again as CNES CMOST. It has now released that in fall 2015 it will be relocating again to the SUNY polytechnic campus.[4]
See also
Rensselaer Technology Park
List of museums in New York
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The CMOST published press kit". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Nature Space page on cmost.org". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Visitation FAQ". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "New relocation anouncement". Retrieved 11 March 2015.