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Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium |
38111 Memphis, TN, Etats-Unis (Tennessee ) |
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3050 Central Ave.
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| Surface d'exposition | 1 858 m² / 20 000 ft² |
Type de musée
Exposition
Heritage- or City Museum
- Chemistry
- Craft
- Imax & "Maxi screen"
- Planetarium
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Heures d'ouverture
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Monday - Saturday: 9am - 5pm; Sunday: 12pm - 5pm | ||||
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Situation de 02/2013
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Exhibits only: ADULT: $14.25; CHILD (3-12): $6.25-; SENIOR (60+): $13.25 Exhibits and IMAX or Exhibits, IMAX and Planetarium see Museums's wep page. |
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| Page web | www.memphismuseums.org | ||||
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| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Pink Palace Museum serves as the Mid-South's major science and historical museum, and features exhibits ranging from archeology to chemistry. It includes the third largest planetarium in the United States and an IMAX theater. One exhibit features a replica of the original Piggly Wiggly store, the first self-service grocery store, commemorating the invention of the supermarket by Memphian Clarence Saunders in 1916. The Pink Palace contains a variety of exhibits relating to Memphis history. One exhibit features a replica of the original Piggly Wiggly store, the first self-service grocery store, commemorating the invention of the supermarket by Memphian Clarence Saunders in 1916. Other permanent exhibits include 15th century Native American pottery, pre-Columbian artifacts, Clyde Parke's Miniature Circus, fossils and dinosaurs, and mounted animals. History exhibits focus on the roles of music and cotton on Memphis, World War I and II, the changing roles of women, historic black Memphians, and a living room decorated from the 1920s. The museum features several special exhibits each year. IMAXThe Crew Training International IMAX Theater is the only IMAX Theater in the Mid-South.Experience the excitement that only IMAX® can deliver. It's a motion picture experience that totally immerses the viewer. With a screen four (4) stories high, our IMAX experience makes visitors feel as if they are part of the action. In addition, the six (6) channel IMAX DIGITAL surround sound system will transport you into the ultimate film experience. PlanetariumJourney to distant galaxies, explore the solar system and settle back in a comfortable seat in the Sharpe Planetarium as you take a cosmic voyage through the universe.The Lida Gammill Sharpe Planetarium, a 130-seat theater-in-the-round, uses planetarium technology to project star fields, visual images and patterns on a domed ceiling. Augmented by a superb sound system, the Planetarium programs are a treat for the eyes and ears. The Sharpe Planetarium is now open Tuesday through Saturday. FIRST FLOOR: Natural History* 1. Skeletons* 2. Finding Your Human Ancestors * 3. Mammals of the Mid-South * 4. Mechanical Triceratops * 5. Geology Area * 6. A Walk Through Time * 7. Dinosaurs and Mosasaurs SECOND FLOOR: Cultural History* 8. The First Americans* 9. Log Cabin * 10. Slavery * 11. Civil War * 12. Country Store * 13. Yellow Fever * 14. Saddlebags to Science: Medicine * 15. Piggly Wiggly * 16. Clyde Parke Circus * 17. Historic Black Memphians MANSION* 18. Cotton* 19. Memphis Music * 20. Changing Roles of Women * 21. Cotton Carnival / Cotton Maker's Jubilee * 22. Memphians in Two World Wars and Korea * 23. Mansion Lobby * 24. Museum Memories * 25. Burton Callicott Murals |
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