GeorgiaThe Savannah Science Museum was a natural-history and science center in Savannah that focused on the flora, fauna, and astronomy of the Georgia coast, operating a planetarium and hands-on exhibits for the public and school groups. Its most enduring legacy is a major herpetology collection of roughly 35,000 preserved reptile and amphibian specimens, drawn largely from southern Georgia and representing more than 95 percent of the state's herpetofauna. After the museum ceased operation, that research collection was transferred to Georgia Southern University, where it is now maintained as the Georgia Southern University–Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection, the second largest of its kind in Georgia. The specimens remain an actively used resource for biodiversity study and are catalogued in national databases such as iDigBio and GBIF.
Savannah Science Museum
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Savannah Science Museum is a museum in Savannah, Chatham County. It is one of 19 museums documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.0754, -81.0992 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Savannah History Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Battle of Savannah, Savannah Besieged, and Great Indian Warrior / Trading Path.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Savannah Science Museum was a natural-history and science center in Savannah that focused on the flora, fauna, and astronomy of the Georgia coast, operating a planetarium and hands-on exhibits for the public and school groups. Its most enduring legacy is a major herpetology collection of roughly 35,000 preserved reptile and amphibian specimens, drawn largely from southern Georgia and representing more than 95 percent of the state's herpetofauna. After the museum ceased operation, that research collection was transferred to Georgia Southern University, where it is now maintained as the Georgia Southern University–Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection, the second largest of its kind in Georgia. The specimens remain an actively used resource for biodiversity study and are catalogued in national databases such as iDigBio and GBIF.
Sources: portal.idigbio.orggbif.org
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