GeorgiaThe David J. Sencer CDC Museum, on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus at 1600 Clifton Road in Atlanta, is a Smithsonian Affiliate that educates the public about public health and the history of the CDC. It opened in 1996 as the Global Health Odyssey Museum, timed to the agency's 50th anniversary and the Centennial Olympic Games, and was renamed in 2011 to honor David J. Sencer, the CDC's longest-serving director. Its permanent and rotating exhibitions explore topics such as the global eradication of smallpox, epidemic response, and the science of disease prevention, and it has collaborated on traveling exhibits with Smithsonian institutions including the Cooper Hewitt and the National Museum of the American Indian. Free to visit, the museum welcomes more than 100,000 people a year and runs educational programs for students and teachers.
David J. Sencer Center for Disease Control Museum
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David J. Sencer Center for Disease Control Museum is a museum in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 28 museums documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8080, -84.3342 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Emory University Planetarium (museum), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Emory Visual Arts Gallery, Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks, and Stanley’s & Wood’s Sector.
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 David J. Sencer CDC Museum, on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus at 1600 Clifton Road in Atlanta, is a Smithsonian Affiliate that educates the public about public health and the history of the CDC. It opened in 1996 as the Global Health Odyssey Museum, timed to the agency's 50th anniversary and the Centennial Olympic Games, and was renamed in 2011 to honor David J. Sencer, the CDC's longest-serving director. Its permanent and rotating exhibitions explore topics such as the global eradication of smallpox, epidemic response, and the science of disease prevention, and it has collaborated on traveling exhibits with Smithsonian institutions including the Cooper Hewitt and the National Museum of the American Indian. Free to visit, the museum welcomes more than 100,000 people a year and runs educational programs for students and teachers.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgcdcfoundation.orgaffiliations.si.edu
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