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Former name | Weinman Mineral Museum |
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Established | 1 April 1974 |
Location | 100 Tellus Drive White, Georgia |
Coordinates | 34°14′32″N 84°46′15″W / 34.24216°N 84.77084°W |
Type | Science museum |
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Collections | Mineral and Fossils |
Collection size | 120,000 sq ft |
Director | Jose Santamaria |
Nearest parking | Large lots on site |
Website | Tellus Science Museum |
Tellus Science Museum is a natural history and science museum near Cartersville, Georgia with a facility of over 120,000 square feet. [1] It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM closing only on major holidays, and entrance fees vary. [1] The museum also has multiple special events scheduled throughout the year, many revolving around the Bentley Planetarium and observatory facility. [1] The largest displays consist of a very large fossil exhibit and mineral gallery. [1]
Tellus was founded as the Weinman Mineral Museum in 1983, which closed in 2007 and reopened as Tellus Science Museum in 2009. [2] The museum retains the original mineral displays in the Weinman Mineral Gallery. [3]