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Named after former Governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, the center opened on May 26, 2006. [2]It features 65,000 square feet (6,039 m 2) [2] of space including interpretive exhibits highlighting local and regional flora and fauna, as well as information on the human history and culture of the area.
In 2009 the 43,000 square feet (4,000 m 2) Two Camp Building and its nearby land were adapted and opened as the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Sugar Land. The subdivision donated the building and land to the City of Sugar Land, and the city leases the building to the museum. The museum spent $3 million to help renovate the building. [44]
Only children's museum in U.S. that focuses on fine art; founded in 1980 Bay Area Discovery Museum: Sausalito: California: Located on National Park land; founded in 1987 Beaumont Children's Museum: Beaumont: Texas: Founded in 2008. Temporarily located at Beaumont Civic Center: Betty Brinn Children's Museum: Milwaukee: Wisconsin
The Houston Museum of Natural Science (abbreviated as HMNS) is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States.The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science.
Erie, [a] officially the City of Erie, is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in Pennsylvania and the most populous in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 census .
In 2009 the 43,000 square feet (4,000 m 2) Two Camp Building and its surrounding land became the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land. The subdivision donated the building and land to the City of Sugar Land, and the city leases the building to the museum. The museum spent $3 million to help renovate the building. [2]
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website, operated by the Erie County Historical Society; Museum site consists of two historic homes, the R.S. Battles Farmhouse and the Charlotte Elizabeth Battles Memorial Museum, on 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of farm land and 80 acres (320,000 m 2) of woods and hiking trails