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HOUSTON, March 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public is invited to learn more about living in space, directly from NASA experts and space-exploring astronauts, in a series of special events coming to Georgia. The agency's "Destination Station" activities in the Atlanta area start Monday, April 15. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Destination Station is an outreach effort by NASA to share, educate and inspire the public about the International...
ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fernbank Museum of Natural History is combining old artifacts with new digital solutions to enrich the museum goer experience. The launch of the new AT&T Wi-Fi network is part of a sponsorship supporting a new application at the popular Atlanta museum. On average each month, more than 30,000 guests visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Now, as you walk the grounds, your tablet or smartphone can become your personal guide...
ATLANTA, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Efforts to improve arts and science skills among Atlanta preschoolers and support Georgia's quality ranking system for child care centers received a boost today in the form of $1.2 million in grants from the PNC Foundation. Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers, and Young Audiences, Woodruff Art Center will share a three-year, $1 million grant to enhance access to arts and science resources...
Archaeologists find De Soto artifacts in GeorgiaArchaeologists at Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History have discovered unprecedented evidence that helps map Hernando de Soto's journey through the Southeast in 1540. No evidence of De Soto's path between Tallahassee and North Carolina has been found until now, and few sites have been located anywhere.Fernbank's Curator of Native American Archaeology, Dennis Blanton, has amassed an impressive collection of objects that reveal a probable...
ATLANTA, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the rarest and most highly prized minerals in the world is coming to Fernbank Museum of Natural History in the incredible exhibition GOLD. The exhibition, which opens September 26, 2009 and runs through January 3, 2010, explores the historical fascination with this enduring symbol of wealth, beauty, and power. One of the most comprehensive exhibitions ever organized on this valued mineral, GOLD features a dramatic array of extraordinary geological...
