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Montshire Museum of Science

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: 1 Mountain Rd Norwich VT USA 05055
  • Telephone Number: +1-802-649-2200
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Montshire Museum of Science is a small, hands-on, self-guided science museum located in 40|ft|m apart) and a musical fence built by Paul Matisse, grandson of painter Henri Matisse.The Montshire Museum was first established in 1976 across the Connecticut River in Hanover, New Hampshire , and moved to Norwich in 1989. The name Montshire is taken from Vermont and New Hampshire. It was opened after Dartmouth Colleges natural history museum, from which the Montshire received its original collections, was closed.In addition to its year-round exhibits the Montshire runs numerous educational programs for children, adults, and teachers.