Science Museums

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•  Archeology & Anthropology Museums
•  Aviation, Aeronautics & Space Museums
•  Planetaria

agriculture

•  Agriculture Museum
•  Camp 6 Logging Museum - includes exhibit summaries and information on the museum's operating logging train ride
•  Farmers Museum - exhibits and programs representing rural American life with heritage breeds of plants and animals and a 19th century village
•  Great Country Farms - offers a way for everyone to experience farm life and enjoy the benefits of its bounty
•  Howell Living History Farm - working farm circa 1905, where tillage is done with horses or by hand
•  Jim Buck Ross Museum Complex
•  National Museum of Forest Service History
•  Odell Agricultural Museum
•  Prince Edward Island Potato Museum - learn about the potato and treasures from the past
•  Riceworld - museum dedicated to rice, the grain that shapes the lives, beliefs, and traditions of nearly 3 billion people
•  Southwest Dairy Center and Museum
•  State Agricultural Heritage Museum

children's science

•  Cumberland Science Museum - providing participatory, interactive exhibits to introduce science and technology to children
•  Discovery Science Center - educating young minds, assisting teachers and increasing understanding and appreciation of science, math and technology
•  Excel Interactive Science Museum - featuring educational programs and exhibits for youth groups, schools, and camps
•  SciTrek - Georgia's science and technology adventure
•  St. Louis Children's Museum - The Magic House

computers and Internet

•  Museum of HP Calculators
•  American Computer Museum - award-winning museum of the 4,000-year history of computers and communications
•  Australian Computer Museum Society
•  Bletchley Park Museum - museum at the site of the World War II codebreaking center, including a project to rebuild Colossus, the all valve computer used to break the ciphers of German High Command
•  Commercial Computing Museum - Computer museum, located in Canada, dedicated to the history of data processing and office automation
•  Computer Museum History Center - dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history
•  Computer Museum of America - dedicated to preserving and displaying data processing history
•  Computer Museum - addresses the evolution, technology and impact of computers via interactive exhibits, a comprehensive collection, and educational programs
•  Datorernas Värld - Internet Cafe and PC Museum
•  Microsoft Museum - learn about the history of the software industry, as well as details on the Microsoft culture
•  National Museum of Computing Instruments - Pisa, Italy
•  Robert A. Green Computer Museum - virtual PC museum
•  San Francisco Computer Museum
•  Yahoo! Tech Museum of Innovation
•  University of Virginia - Computer Science Museum

medicine

•  Epidemic!: The World of Infectious Disease - an exhibit telling stories of infectious disease from both a personal and a scientific perspective
•  Hall of Health - a community health-education museum and science center, dedicated to promoting wellness and personal responsibility for health
•  Health Adventure - health and science resource for parents, teachers, and children. Packed with tips and activities about the human body and healthy living
•  Health Museum of Cleveland - teaching people about the human body and providing instruction and information in the development of healthy lifestyles for people of all ages
•  Indiana Medical History Museum - the historic building for the pathological department of the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane houses the museum
•  International Museum of Surgical Science - portrays many of the personalities, failures and breakthroughs that have shaped modern surgery. Allows you to step back in time to the 1800's to become either a survivor or a fatality as a result of early American medical care
•  Kawasaki Medical University Museum of Modern Medical Education - established to help educate medical students
•  Medical History Museum of Nova Scotia
•  Museum of Health and Medical Science - A Texas-sized view of the human body from the inside. The Amazing Body Pavilion includes giant human organ models and interactive exhibits that explore how systems of the body work and stay healthy
•  Museum of Menstruation - discover the rich history of menstruation and women's health
•  Museum of Questionable Medical Devices - devious displays of quackery, fraud, deceit and deception
•  National Museum of Civil War Medicine
•  National Museum of Dentistry
•  National Museum of Health and Medicine
•  Public Health Museum in Massachusetts - established in 1852 as a state almshouse, now offers permanent and temporary exhibits
•  University of Melbourne Medical History Museum
•  University of the Witwatersrand - Adler Museum of the History of Medicine - situated in a Herbert Baker house, a national monument, this museum has diplays on the history of medicine

paleontology

•  Yahoo! Dinosaurs
•  Courtenay & District Museum & Paleontology Centre - offering resources to paleontologists, genealogists, and history researchers
•  Dakota Dinosaur Museum
•  George C. Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries - saber-toothed cats, Columbian mammoths, and the La Brea Tar Pits, the world famous repository of Ice Age fossils in the heart of the Los Angeles "Miracle Mile" district
•  Mammoth Site Museum - working paleontological dig and in-situ exhibit of Ice Age animals located in a dry sinkhole. See the remains of Mammoths and other Ice Age animals
•  Museum of Geology - located at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
•  Yahoo! Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
•  Tate Geological Museum - specializes in activities and displays that emphasize the rich paleontological heritage of Wyoming and the western United States
•  Univ. of Nebraska State Museum - Vertebrate Paleontology - News and features
•  Yahoo! University of California Museum of Paleontology
•  University of the Witwatersrand - Bernard Price Institute's Museum of Palaeontology - displays fossils and offers a 'live' fossil preparation laboratory, where visitors can watch a technician preparing one of the fossils from the collections

paper

•  American Museum of Papermaking - renowned resource on the history of paper and paper technology featuring a remarkable collection of watermarks, papers, tools, machines, and manuscripts
•  Su Ho Memorial Paper Museum

psychology

•  Freud Museum - visit the last home of Sigmund Freud
•  Freud Museum of Vienna - service of the Sigmund Freud Society with audio and video library, biography, and presentation of exhibits
•  Lifschitz Psychology Museum - virtual museum

windmills

•  Mid-America Windmill Museum

virtual museums

•  Museum of Unnatural Mystery - cyberspace museum of bizarre science for the whole family
•  Cyberspace Museum of Natural History and Exploration Technology - virtual museum which contains exhibits of paleontology and space. Includes directories of displays currently on exhibit at selected museums around the United States

•  Archaeological Resources in Sardinia - including the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari
•  Louisville Science Center - science exhibits, programs, and IMAX theater
•  AMSE: American Museum of Science & Energy - a center for exploration dedicated to preserving history, presenting research, science and technology, and promoting lifelong learning
•  Bakken Library and Museum - center for education and learning that furthers the understanding of the history, cultural context, and applications of electricity and magnetism in the life sciences and medicine
•  Boeing Everett Tour Center - where the world's largest commercial aircraft are built in the world's largest building
•  Casa de las Ciencias - museo interactivo dedicado a la divulgación científica y la enseñanza de las ciencias
•  Center of Science & Industry (COSI) - features four floors of interactive exhibitions
•  Edgerton Explorit Center - provides hands-on scientific learning for youth and adults based around the work of Dr. Harold Edgerton
•  Electralis 2001 - eight month long exhibition depicting the history of electricity, March to October 2001
•  Experimentarium - science centre concentrating on nature and technology, the environment, and health
•  Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium
•  Fort Peck Dam Interpretive Center & Museum - will provide an in-depth explanation of many of the significant events and resources of the Northeast Montana area
•  Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science - seeks to promote and encourage interest in mathematics for everyone. Offers hands-on exhibits and workshops for all age groups
•  Great Lakes Science Center - interactive science museum
•  Harmon Science Center - hands-on math and science learning museum
•  Headwaters Science Center - dedicated to science education with interactive exhibits, live animals and special programs for all ages
•  Idrija Municipal Museum - offers 500 years of history of the world's second largest mercury mine, natural park with dams for mine operation, and WW II preserved hospital
•  Imaginarium - a hands-on science discovery center
•  Inventure Place - developed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the site has exhibits on inventors and their creations
•  James Madison University Mineral Museum - a collection of mineral specimens from around the world, including an extensive micro-mount collection. Site features numerous high-quality photos
•  Kew Bridge Steam Museum - a collection of steam pumping engines, including the largest working single cylinder engine in the world
•  Yahoo! Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex
•  Lab.01 - the DaimlerChrysler project for EXPO 2000. A laboratory for technology and mobility including minirobots and interactive devices
•  Yahoo! Lawrence Hall of Science
•  Magic Lantern Castle Museum - the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of the magic lantern, the earliest form of slide projector
•  Millennium Point - the museum of the 21st Century exploring the wonders of science, technology and the region's unique heritage
•  Montshire Museum of Science
•  Musee des Arts et Metiers
•  Museum of Discovery and Science - features educational exhibits, programs, and IMAX films
•  Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association - science center on Nantucket Island named for America's first woman astronomer. Field trips, lectures, museums, library, aquarium and more
•  National Plastics Center & Museum - dedicated to preserving the past, addressing the present and promoting the future of plastics
•  National Science Center's Fort Discovery - the NSC-Army's mission is to support improved math and science education and technological literacy through interactive exhibits and educational programs
•  Pacific Science Center - featuring hands-on exhibits, a laser fantasy theater, an IMAX theater, and community science education programs
•  Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Science Center
•  Science Discovery Center of Oneonta - small hands-on science museum
•  SciTech - hands-on science and technology center. Educational programs and science resources
•  SciWorks: Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County - information on upcoming events and the facility
•  Yahoo! Tech Museum of Innovation
•  Thames Science Center - includes details about exhibits, programs, staff, membership and more
•  Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
•  Yokohama Science Center

museums by location

•  Africa
•  Asia & the Middle East
•  Australia & Oceania
•  Europe
•  North America (USA) & Central America
•  South America

•  Telkom Exploratorium - a place where technology and fun meet and the science of telecommunications becomes real

•  Hong Kong Science Museum

•  Israel National Museum of Science - hands-on science, planning and technology museum
•  Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem - general information, virtual exhibitions, and a young scientist section with experiments and profiles of famous scientists

•  Vernadsky Geological Museum - State geological museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences

•  Yahoo! Singapore Science Centre

•  Australian Museum - mission is to increase understanding of, and influence public debate on, the natural environment, human societies, and human interaction with the environment
•  Scitech Discovery Centre

•  Physics Museum - University of Queensland - collection includes instruments, books, and memorabilia

•  Science Centre & Manawatu Museum - explore science and the people and places of the Manawatu

•  Istituto e Museo della Storia della Scienza - history of science museum. The collection includes the apparatus and scientific instruments of the Medici and the Lorenese collection of instrument and didactic and experimental devices

•  Teylers Museum - the nation's oldest public museum, with diverse collections of art and scientific objects
•  newMetropolis - national science and technology center
•  Museon - science museum's permanent and temporary collections

•  Museo de La Ciencia y El Cosmos de Tenerife

•  Cambridge Museum of Technology - on the banks of the beautiful River Cam in Cambridge, England, this unique working museum stands as homage to the age of steam
•  Pitlochry Hydro-Electric Visitors Centre and Fish Ladder (Scotland) - an exhibit of the generation and distribution of hydro-electric power throughout the north of Scotland. Also features a 'fish ladder' to aid salmon over the dam in their struggle upstream
•  Satrosphere (Scotland) - permanent hands-on science centre
•  Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (England) - home of the replica 'Baby' computer
•  Museum of the History of Science, University of Oxford (England) - includes a collection of historic scientific instruments
•  National Museum of Science & Industry (England) - comprised of The Science Museum, London; The National Railway Museum, York; and The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford
•  Exploratory Science Centre - features hands-on (interactive) exhibits which allow visitors to experiment with science for themselves

•  Nikola Tesla Museum (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

•  Science North (Canada) - attractions include Science Centre, Big Nickel Mine, IMAX theatre, Virtual Voyages, and Cortina Cruise
•  National Museum of Science and Technology (Canada)
•  Edmonton Space & Science Centre

•  Science World (Canada) - features interactive exhibits and an Omnimax Theatre

•  Yahoo! Ontario Science Centre
•  Yahoo! Royal Ontario Museum

•  University of Alaska Museum - one of the top attractions in the state, the museum presents exhibits describing Alaska's natural and cultural history

•  Arizona Science Center - provides hands-on exhibits, a planetarium, a large-screen theater, and extensive educational services and resources for students and teachers

•  Explorit Science Center - small, hands-on museum in Davis, California
•  Yahoo! California Academy of Sciences
•  California Science Center - offering hands on experiences, exhibits, educational workshops and IMAX movies for all ages
•  Coyote Point Museum - live animals and exhibits from the San Francisco Bay Area environment
•  Yahoo! San Francisco Exploratorium

•  Yahoo! Smithsonian Institution
•  Yahoo! National Atomic Museum

•  Orlando Science Center - build a bridge, fire a laser and touch an alligator, all in one day
•  Miami Museum of Science - participate in science on-line and visit the latest exhibits
•  South Florida Science Museum and Buzz Aldrin Planetarium
•  Bok Tower Gardens - located atop Iron Mountain, one of the highest points in Florida; offers a way to experience plants and wildlife
•  Odyssey Science Center - offers hands-on science activities for families, students & teachers. Located in Tallahassee

•  Discovery Center of Idaho - Boise's hands-on science museum

•  Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago - the largest science museum in a single building in the Western Hemisphere
•  Chicago Academy of Sciences Nature Museum - a fun place where children, families, school groups, and adults can explore nature and science

•  Yahoo! Science Center of Iowa

•  Kansas City Museum - adventures in science and history

•  Maryland Science Center - features exhibits, demonstrations, the Davis Planetarium, and an IMAX theater

•  Yahoo! Museum of Science, Boston

•  Detroit Science Center

•  Yahoo! Science Museum of Minnesota

•  St. Louis Science Center - serves as a bridge between scientist and layperson, encouraging an understanding of ecology and the environment, humanity, technology, and the space sciences, and how each interrelates

•  Yahoo! University of Nebraska State Museum

•  New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

•  Yahoo! New York Hall of Science
•  Science Museum of Long Island - offers opportunities for a variety of hands-on outdoor programs

•  Discovery Place Science Web - information on the Discovery Place science museum and the Nature Museum

•  Greater Cincinnati Science Education Center - a proposed non-profit science, math, and education center with hands-on interactive exhibits and related programs and services

•  Yahoo! Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

•  Yahoo! Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
•  Yahoo! Carnegie Science Center
•  Yahoo! Franklin Institute Science Museum

•  Museum of Texas Tech University

•  Utah State University Discovery Center - provides hands-on experiences in science and engineering for residents of Cache Valley

•  Science Museum of Virginia - planetarium, interactive exhibits, astronomy, aerospace, chemistry, physics, Omnimax, trains, pendulum, crystals, illusions, electricity, aviation
•  Science Center of Northern Virginia - mission, facilities, and future exhibits of this proposed center

•  Benedum Planetarium

•  Maloka - an interactive science and technology theme park

•  Museo de Ciencias de Caracas

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•  Berkeley Subway - a guide to art, history, culture, and science museums
•  Guide to Museums and Cultural Resources - links to museums all over the world
•  Hands-on Science Centers Worldwide - contains pointers to public museums with a strong emphasis on interactive science education
•  Museum Collection Catalogs
•  Museums - WWW Virtual Library
•  Science Centre Exchange - links to science centres worldwide
•  University of California, Berkeley Museum Informatics Project

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last edited Sunday, January 27, 2008