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Florida Museum of Natural History <http://flmnh.ufl.edu/> (FLMNH) is located
on the University of Florida campus next to the university-run Harn Art
Museum.  However, FLMNH is the official science museum for the state of FL.


On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Matthew White <[log in to unmask]>
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> How do you define "science museum?" A wide definition might include the
> following:
>
> 1. If Natural History counts there are a lot to choose from. Don't know how
> many are independent agencies. Just off the top of my head I know that
> University of Florida, Oklahoma, Colorado, Harvard, Emory, and Yale all have
> Natural History Museums. I am sure there are lots more.
>
>
> 2. If Medicine is considered, the University of Maryland at Baltimore has:
>
>     Pharmacy Museum
>     Nursing Museum
>     National Museum of Dentistry (web: www.dentalmuseum.org)
>
> Of these three only the Dental Museum is what I would call a mature,
> professional museum. The other two are mostly just collections and limited
> exhibitions and interpretation.
>
> 2. There is also the Perry-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin in Maine
> http://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/
>
> 3. Try the Harvard Collection of Scientific Instruments. It is a museum in
> all but name with both a collections and an ongoing exhibition schedule. I
> deeply doubt they are independent, though. They are institutionally
> connected to Harvard's Department of the History and Philosophy of Science.
> http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hsdept/chsi.html<http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ehsdept/chsi.html>
>
> 4. Lastly there is the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech as
> part of their  Institute of Paper Science and Technology. Yes it is about
> the craft and art of paper, but science and technology too.
> http://ipst.gatech.edu/amp/
>
> 5. You also did mention whether you wanted just American museums or were
> considering international institutions. The question of independence is the
> same, but 501(3)c clearly doesn't apply and so there are different
> financial, political, economic  and tax implications. But you might start
> with the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford University
> http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/
>
> And if you open it up to international Natural History Museums, quite
> frankly the sky is the limit.
>
>
> Good luck.
>
> Matthew White
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 10, 2008, at 10:28 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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>> Hello. I was wondering if you know of any science museums that are located
>> at universities, but still maintain their autonomy and
>> 501(c)3 status. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>>
>> Liz Nohra, Executive Director
>> Children's Museum of the Valley
>> Youngstown, Ohio
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