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Dittrick Museum of Medical History: University Circle Science - medicine History of medicine, experience of individuals and society as they grappled with changing conceptions of health and medicine Dunham Tavern Museum: Central: Historic house Mid 19th-century tavern, oldest building in the city Great Lakes Science Center: Downtown Cleveland ...
The Great Lakes Science Center also holds the DOME Theater. The theater, called "The Cleveland Clinic DOME Theater," originally used IMAX technology, but was updated in 2021 to a "three projector, laser-illuminated projection system," the first of its kind. [5] The theater is 79 feet tall and seats 300 people. There is a separate admission fee. [6]
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History was the brainchild of Dr. David Van Tassel, a history professor at Case Western Reserve University and the creator of National History Day. Van Tassel was approached by Homer Wadsworth, the director of The Cleveland Foundation, to write a history of Cleveland. Van Tassel decided that the project was best ...
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, as it is known today, was founded in 1920. It was located in an office of the Lennox Building. [5] At the end of the following year, the museum moved to a mansion on Euclid Avenue, a part of Cleveland's millionaires' row. [6] This location was first opened to the public June 24, 1922. [5]
Bird's-eye view map of Cleveland in 1877. The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century.
A relatively new museum concept is coming to Ohio. The Museum of Illusions − a chain of some 40 museums scattered across 25 countries − has announced that it plans to open in downtown Cleveland.
The mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society is "to inspire people to discover the American experience by exploring the tangible history of Northeast Ohio." [2] This is accomplished by collecting, preserving and presenting the history of all the people of the Western Reserve. WRHS is a private, membership-based society that also ...
The African American Museum, formerly the Afro-American Cultural & Historical Society Museum which was established in April 1953 is located at 1765 Crawford Rd. in Cleveland. It is a nonprofit cultural and educational museum that aims to share the achievements of African Americans.