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Former name | Weinman Mineral Museum |
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| Established | 1 April 1974 (1974-04-01) |
| Location | 100 Tellus Drive White, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34°14′32″N 84°46′15″W / 34.24216°N 84.77084°W / 34.24216; -84.77084 |
| Type | Science museum |
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| Collections | Minerals and fossils |
| Collection size | 120,000 sq ft |
| Director | Jose Santamaria |
| Nearest parking | Large lots on site |
| Website | Tellus Science Museum |
Tellus Science Museum is a natural history and science museum near Cartersville, Georgia, United States, with a facility of over 120,000 square feet.[1] It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, closing only on major holidays. Entrance fees vary.[1] The museum holds multiple special events throughout the year, many revolving around the Bentley Planetarium and observatory facility.[1] The largest displays consist of a large fossil exhibit and mineral gallery.[1]
Tellus was founded as the Weinman Mineral Museum in 1983, which closed in 2007 and reopened as Tellus Science Museum in 2009.[2] The museum retains the original mineral displays in the Weinman Mineral Gallery.[3]
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