Children's Museum of Science and Technology

The CNSE Children's Museum of Science and Technology

The logo of CMOST
Location within New York
Former name The Junior Museum
Established 1954 (1954)[1]
Location 250 Jordan Road, Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°40′36″N 73°41′52″W / 42.676786°N 73.697677°W / 42.676786; -73.697677
Type Children's museum
President Bahgat Sammakia (Interim President)
Owner SUNY Poly CNSE
Website www.cmost.org

The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST) is a science museum for children in Troy, New York operated by the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The museum has various exhibits, including almost 100 living animals.[2] The museum does not 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 Poly CNSE and re-branded again as CNSE CMOST. In October 2015, the museum announced it will relocate to the SUNY Poly CNSE campus in Albany under a $100 million expansion.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The CMOST published press kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nature Space page on cmost.org". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Visitation FAQ". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "SUNY Poly has $100 million expansion plan for CMOST". The Buzz: Business news. Retrieved 2015-11-15.


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