Tellus Science Museum

Solar array and eco-friendly house at Tellus
Apatosaurus in the main lobby

The Tellus Science Museum is a Smithsonian Institution-affiliate natural history and science museum in Cartersville, Georgia.

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History

Tellus was founded as the Weinman Mineral Museum in 1983, which closed in 2007 and was reopened as the Tellus Science Museum in 2009.[1] The museum retains the original mineral displays in the Weinman Mineral Gallery.[2]

References

  1. "Weinman Mineral Museum". About North Georgia. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. Turner, Dorie (April 6, 2009). "Dig for dinosaurs at new Georgia science museum". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

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Coordinates: 34°14′32″N 84°46′15″W / 34.24216°N 84.77084°W / 34.24216; -84.77084


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