Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Phone: 937-275-7431
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Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
2600 Deweese Parkway
Dayton, OH 45414
Overview
The mission of the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is to be the premier regional provider of interactive science learning experiences which enrich the lives of children and adults, enhance the quality of life in our community, and promote a broad understanding of the world. To preserve, protect, and enhance the Museum’s anthropology, geology, paleontology, and biology collections, and to make these collections available for exhibition, education, and research purposes.
As the Children’s Museum movement gained visibility, the similarity between its philosophy and the Museum of Natural History’s mission became very clear. In the summer of 1995, the Children’s Museum Board and Board of the Dayton Society of Natural History began discussing ways to collaborate. By January, 1996, these talks resulted in an enthusiastic agreement to fully merge boards under the umbrella of the Dayton Society of Natural History *. As a result of the merger, the Dayton Museum of Discovery was born and assumed all public, educational and programming functions previously associated with the Dayton Museum of Natural History.
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