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The '''Arkansas Museum of Discovery''' is a children's science and history museum in the heart of the [[Little Rock River Market]].
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[[Image:Museum-of-discovery.JPG|thumb|Entrance to the Museum of Discovery in the Museum Center of Little Rock. Photo by Phil Frana.]]
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The '''Arkansas Museum of Discovery''' is a children's science and history museum in the [[Museum Center]] in the heart of the [[Little Rock River Market]]. The museum was founded on Main Street in 1927 by [[Julia Burnell "Bernie" Smade Babcock]] as the [[Arkansas Museum of Natural History and Antiquities]]. The original artifacts were donated by missionaries. One of the most popular artifacts on display was the so-called "Head of a Chicago Criminal."
  
During a week of celebration in anticipation of the opening of the Clinton Library in November 2004 U.S. Senator John Glenn opened an exhibit on "Space and the Presidency" at the Museum.  
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The [[City of Little Rock]] acquired the museum at Christmastime in 1929. The City moved the museum to the [[Tower Building (arsenal)|Tower Building]] of the [[Little Rock Arsenal]] in 1942. In 1964 the museum became the Museum of Science and Natural History. The name changed again in 1983 to the Arkansas Museum of Science and History. In 1998 the museum officially became the Museum of Discovery: Arkansas' Museum of Science and History and reopened in its current location in the [[River Market District]]. The new museum cost $10.6 million.
  
In 1927, Julia Burnell (Bernie) Smade Babcock founded the Museum of Natural History and Antiquities, now known as the Museum of Discovery. As the oldest museum in Little Rock, it has done a good job of continuing to educate people of all ages.  Originally the museum was on Main Street in a storefront and housed artifacts that had been donated by missionaries. One of the most talked about pieces was the “Head of a Chicago Criminal” which was on display.
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As the oldest museum in Little Rock, it continues to educate people of all ages. The museum has both permanent and seasonal exhibits that encourage children to learn using hands-on experiments with electricity, robotics, light and color, anatomy, architecture, and state history. During a week of celebration in anticipation of the opening of the Clinton Library in November 2004 U.S. Senator John Glenn opened an exhibit on "Space and the Presidency" at the Museum.  
The museum was given to the City of Little Rock as a Christmas present in 1929 and was moved to the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal in 1942. In 1964 the museum because the Museum of Science and Natural History and the Arkansas Museum of Science and History in 1983.
 
The Museum of Discovery is AAM accredited (American Association of Museums) in 1993 and became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2003. It is also the center for the Arkansas Discovery Network, a program in affiliation with the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation.
 
1998 was the year the museum officially became the Museum of Discovery: Arkansas’ Museum of Science and History and reopened in its current location in the River Market District. The museum has both permanent and seasonal exhibits that encourage children to learn using hands-on experiments with electricity, robotics, light and color, anatomy, architecture, and state history.  
 
  
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The Museum of Discovery was accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1993 and became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2003. It is also the center for the [[Arkansas Discovery Network]], a program affiliated with the [[Donald W. Reynolds Foundation]]. Hours for the Museum of Discovery are Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM.
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==References==
  
==References=
 
http://www.amod.org
 
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
==Contact Info==
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*[http://www.amod.org Homepage of the Arkansas Museum of Discovery]
500 President Clinton Ave. Suite 150
 
Little Rock, AR. 72201
 
 
 
Phone: (501) 396-7050
 
Toll Free: (800) 880-6475
 
Fax: (501) 396-7054
 
  
 
[[Category: Museums]]
 
[[Category: Museums]]

Latest revision as of 11:14, 14 July 2009

Entrance to the Museum of Discovery in the Museum Center of Little Rock. Photo by Phil Frana.

The Arkansas Museum of Discovery is a children's science and history museum in the Museum Center in the heart of the Little Rock River Market. The museum was founded on Main Street in 1927 by Julia Burnell "Bernie" Smade Babcock as the Arkansas Museum of Natural History and Antiquities. The original artifacts were donated by missionaries. One of the most popular artifacts on display was the so-called "Head of a Chicago Criminal."

The City of Little Rock acquired the museum at Christmastime in 1929. The City moved the museum to the Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal in 1942. In 1964 the museum became the Museum of Science and Natural History. The name changed again in 1983 to the Arkansas Museum of Science and History. In 1998 the museum officially became the Museum of Discovery: Arkansas' Museum of Science and History and reopened in its current location in the River Market District. The new museum cost $10.6 million.

As the oldest museum in Little Rock, it continues to educate people of all ages. The museum has both permanent and seasonal exhibits that encourage children to learn using hands-on experiments with electricity, robotics, light and color, anatomy, architecture, and state history. During a week of celebration in anticipation of the opening of the Clinton Library in November 2004 U.S. Senator John Glenn opened an exhibit on "Space and the Presidency" at the Museum.

The Museum of Discovery was accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1993 and became a Smithsonian Affiliate in 2003. It is also the center for the Arkansas Discovery Network, a program affiliated with the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Hours for the Museum of Discovery are Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 5 PM.

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