Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
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Established | 2012 |
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Location | Fort Collins, Colorado |
Coordinates | 40°35′06″N 105°04′25″W / 40.5849°N 105.0737°WCoordinates: 40°35′06″N 105°04′25″W / 40.5849°N 105.0737°W |
Type | Science and Local History |
Visitors | 121,354 |
Director | Cheryl Donaldson, Executive Co-director Jason Wolvington, Interim Executive Co-director |
Curator | Linda Moore, Curator of Collections |
Website | fcmod |
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (formerly the Fort Collins Museum and Discovery Science Center) is a city-sponsored museum of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. and is located at 408 Mason Court, Fort Collins, CO 80524.
The Museum is supported by the Discovery Science Center, a non-profit foundation.[1]
History[]
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Exhibits[]
- Natural Areas
- Wild lands & Wildlife
- Animal Encounters
- The Tot Spot
- Food, Forage, & Farm
- First Peoples
- Healthy Steps
- Schatz Family Exploration Zone
- People on the Move
- Music & Sound Lab
Special Traveling Exhibits[]
OtterBox Digital Dome Theater[]
Films are shown in the 360-degree Dome theater. Films recently shown include:
- One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
- CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
- The Sun, Our Living Star
- Dream to Fly
- Explore
- Experience the Aurora
Research[]
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery archives house photographs, books, and other materials covering local history. Collections include approximately 38,000 objects.
References[]
- ^ "Mission, Vision, History". Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Museums in Fort Collins, Colorado
- History museums in Colorado
- Science museums in Colorado
- Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
- Culture of Fort Collins, Colorado
- Natural history museums in Colorado
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