Texas Museum of Science and Technology

Texas Museum of Science and Technology
Established 2015
Location Cedar Park, Texas
Coordinates 30°32′30″N 97°46′34″W / 30.541603°N 97.776136°W / 30.541603; -97.776136
Type Science museum
Director Torvald Hessel
Website www.txmost.org

The Texas Museum of Science & Technology (TXMoST) opened in March 2015 in an interim facility in Cedar Park, Texas.

The initial opening included the world-renowned Body Worlds - Cycle of Life exhibit.[1] Plans in the temporary facility are to construct a full dome planetarium and to expand the mobile planetarium outreach programs, as well as to build a collection of permanent exhibits about science and technology. Currently there is a small gift shop and café in addition to the exhibits.

History

Founded initially as the "Friends of the Austin Planetarium", then later shortened to "Austin Planetarium", the project began its operations in the area by offering an outreach program through its mobile planetarium project. Due to the success of the program, support developed for a permanent facility for science and technology. On March 20, 2015, an interim facility (~30,000 sq/ft) was opened to the public and the organization's name was changed to the Texas Museum of Science & Technology. The museum is the first of its kind in Central Texas, an area that is home to many companies and organizations related to science and technology.[2][3]

In spite of the greater Austin area being a center for technology startups and science research, before the opening it was the single largest metropolitan area in top 50 U.S. areas that did not have a museum dedicated to either field. The metropolitan area is still the largest without a permanent planetarium.[4]

Affiliations

TXMoST is a member of the South-Western Association of Planetariums (SWAP)

References

  1. ↑ "Science Museum Opens Doors in Cedar Park". Time Warner Cable News. March 19, 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "First science and technology museum in Central Texas opens in Cedar Park". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Grand Opening of the Texas Museum of Science & Technology". PR Newswire. March 16, 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Austin Finally Gets a Planetarium - Sorta".
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