Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Science and history museum in Cultural District, Fort Worth, United States.
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is a large building in the Cultural District with multiple exhibition galleries, a planetarium, and an IMAX theater. It offers separate spaces where visitors can explore science topics and regional heritage in different ways.
The museum opened in 1945 as the Fort Worth Children's Museum and moved to its present Gendy Street site in the Cultural District in 1954. It took its current name in 1968. Closed for renovation in autumn 2007, it operated a temporary "2 museums, 1 roof" presence at the neighbouring National Cowgirl Museum and reopened in a new Legorreta + Legorreta building on 20 November 2009.
The Cattle Raisers Museum section displays how ranching shaped life and work in this region through objects and stories from everyday ranch life. Visitors encounter exhibits that reflect the importance of this industry to the community's identity and development.
Check the open days and hours before visiting, as schedules can change with the season. Wear comfortable shoes since you will walk through many exhibition areas and galleries.
The Noble Planetarium is named after Charlie Mary Noble, an educator, astronomer and scientist. Its 80-seat dome shows a mix of live and recorded programmes, among them "Dream to Fly", a show on the history of aviation. Next door, the renovated Noble Space Gallery holds space-race artefacts, many of which actually travelled into space.
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