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Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a natural history museum and planetarium within
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* * {{authority control Museums in Providence, Rhode Island Museums established in 1896 Planetaria in the United States Natural history museums in Rhode Island 1896 establishments in Rhode Island Science museums in Rhode Island
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a natural history museum and planetarium within Roger Williams Park
Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is named after Roger Williams, the founder of the city of Providence and the pr ...
in Providence, Rhode Island.
History
The park and museum are named afterRoger Williams
Roger Williams (21 September 1603between 27 January and 15 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantatio ...
, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, and are located on land donated by Williams family. The museum is part of the Providence Parks. It was founded in 1896. The building was designed in late 1893 by Martin & Hall
Martin & Hall was the architectural partnership of Frank W. Martin (March 9, 1863 – February 2, 1917) and George F. Hall (1866–1928).Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. ''Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawi ...
, and construction began the following year. in 1914-15 a northern wing was added, also to the designs of Martin & Hall.
Exhibits
* Circle of the Sea: Re-Visited and Re-Imagined - The South Pacific Ocean. * Seismic Shifts: Earth through Time - The museum's collections. * Urban Wildlife: Nature at Your Doorstep -Urban wildlife
Urban wildlife is wildlife that can live or thrive in urban/suburban environments or around densely populated human settlements such as townships.
Some urban wildlife, such as house mice, are synanthropic, ecologically associated with and ev ...
* Seismic Shifts: Earth through Time
The Cormack Planetarium offers regular showings.
See also
*Roger Williams Park
Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is named after Roger Williams, the founder of the city of Providence and the pr ...
* Roger Williams (theologian)
References
External links
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* * {{authority control Museums in Providence, Rhode Island Museums established in 1896 Planetaria in the United States Natural history museums in Rhode Island 1896 establishments in Rhode Island Science museums in Rhode Island