Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
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Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a natural history museum and planetarium within Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.
The park and museum are named after Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, and are located on land donated by Williams family. The museum is part of the Providence Parks. It was founded in 1896. The Cormack Planetarium offers regular showings and the Natural History Museum contains a vast array of scientific specimens.[1]
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- Museums in Providence, Rhode Island
- Museums established in 1896
- Planetaria in the United States
- Natural history museums in Rhode Island
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