Children's Museum of Science and Technology

The CNSE Children's Museum of Science and Technology

The logo of CMOST
Location within New York
Former name The Junior Museum
Established 1954 (1954)[1]
Location 250 Jordan Road, Troy, New York
Coordinates 42°40′36″N 73°41′52″W / 42.676786°N 73.697677°W / 42.676786; -73.697677
Type Children's museum
President Alain E. Kaloyeros
Chairperson Pradeep Haldar
Owner SUNY Poly CNSE
Website www.cmost.org

The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST) is a science museum for children in Troy, New York operated by the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The museum has various exhibits, including a digital planetarium (showing various films including Molecularium) and almost 100 living animals.[2] The museum does not admit adults unless accompanied by children.[3]

History

The museum opened as The Junior Museum in 1954, a museum containing hands-on exhibits for children housed in the basement of the Rensselaer Historical Society.[1] The museum relocated three times until it finally moved to the Rensselaer Technology Park and re-branded as the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. In an announcement in 2013, the museum announced a partnership with SUNY Poly CNSE and re-branded again as CNSE CMOST. In October 2015, the museum announced it will relocate to the SUNY Poly CNSE campus in Albany under a $100 million expansion.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The CMOST published press kit" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nature Space page on cmost.org". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Visitation FAQ". Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "SUNY Poly has $100 million expansion plan for CMOST". The Buzz: Business news. Retrieved 2015-11-15.


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