Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Welcome to the "People's University"
Roger Williams Park
Providence, RI
Founded: June 1896    

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Educator Network
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Museum Mineral Society
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Visitor Survey
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Birthday Parties
Discovery Tykes
Monday Discovery Fun Zone

Tuesday Discovery Fun Zone

Drawing from the Collections
Fern Fossil Forays
Girl Scout Badge Programs
Homeschool Adventures
Life Long Learners Programs
MNH Bird Walks

Museum Explorers Club


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Our mission is to steward and interpret natural and cultural collections through exhibits, education, and research. The Museum of Natural History is Rhode Island's only natural history museum and is home to the state's only public planetarium. Here is a sampling of the exhibits, events and attractions of the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.


Exhibit was made possible through major funding support from Dr. Dwight B. and Anna Cooper Heath and the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, an independent state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.


Exhibit supported by NASA RI Space Grant Consortium and
Brown/NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center.

The Museum is part of the City of Providence Parks Dept. David N. Cicilline, Mayor.

Website created: 6-Jun-1994
Last modified: 17-Mar-2010