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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science | |
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| Established | December 6, 1900 (123 years ago) |
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| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Type | Natural History |
| Visitors | 1,151,000 (2022)[1] |
| President | George Sparks |
| Website | www |
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is a municipal natural history and science museum in Denver, Colorado. It is a resource for informal science education in the Rocky Mountain region. A variety of exhibitions, programs, and activities help museum visitors learn about the natural history of Colorado, Earth, and the universe. The 716,000-square-foot (66,519 m2) building houses more than one million objects in its collections including natural history and anthropological materials, as well as archival and library resources.
The museum is an independent, nonprofit institution with approximately 450 full-time and part-time staff, more than 1,000 volunteers, and a 29-member board of trustees. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums[2] and is a Smithsonian Institution affiliate.
In 2022 the museum received 1,151,000 visitors, ranking eighth in the List of most-visited museums in the United States. It was the fourth-most-visited U.S. museum of nature and science.[3] The museum's official online magazine is called Catalyst.[4]
- ^ TEA-AECOM Museum Index for 2022, published March 2023
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- ^ "Denver Museum Of Nature & Science". www.dmns.org. Retrieved April 9, 2024.