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Former name | Springfield Ethnological and Natural History Museum |
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| Established | December 1859 |
| Location | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°06′16″N 72°35′09″W / 42.10444°N 72.58583°W |
| Type | Science museum |
| Director | Jenny Powers |
| President | Kay Simpson |
| Website | springfieldmuseums |
The Springfield Science Museum is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, in the United States. Founded in 1859, the museum has operated in its current building since 1899. The building has undergone two expansions, in 1934[1] and 1970.[2] It is also home to the country's oldest operating projection planetarium, Seymour Planetarium.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Reconstructed Museum, Closed For 15 Months, Opens Next Sunday". Springfield Republican. October 14, 1934. pp. 47, 56.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rowan, Patrick (2022-11-02). "Patrick Rowan's Skywatch: Springfield Science Museum celebrates Chicopee's Korkosz brothers' 'starball'". masslive. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
- ^ Sanderson, Richard (2023-04-21). "Historic 'starball' gets a digital partner inside Springfield's Seymour Planetarium (Commentary)". masslive. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Sanderson, Richard (September 2013). "When ingenuity was king: Seymour Planetarium celebrates 75th anniversary" (PDF). Planetarian. 42 (3): 24.
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