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Nominated for: BEST Museum
The Wagner Institute's nineteenth century exhibit hall – a soaring three-story space – houses an extraordinary collection of natural history specimens including mounted birds and mammals, fossils, rocks and minerals, insects, shells, dinosaur bones, and the first American saber-toothed tiger, discovered on a museum-sponsored expedition to Florida in 1886. Gathered largely by founder William Wagner and Institute curators and faculty during the nineteenth century, the collections are displayed in cherry-wood and glass cabinets dating from the 1880s and maintain their original “systematic” scheme, providing a rare view of a Victorian science museum.
Abby S. … voted BEST Museum
The Wagner Free Institute of Science is an amazing place. Not only is it a National Historic Landmark with a Victorian era natural history museum with over 100,000 specimens, it offers a wide science programs for children and adults, accessible to everyone and free of cost.
Trina V. … voted BEST Museum
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Abby S. … voted BEST Museum
The Wagner Free Institute of Science is an amazing place. Not only is it a National Historic Landmark with a Victorian era natural history museum with over 100,000 specimens, it offers a wide science programs for children and adults, accessible to everyone and free of cost.
on August 9, 2011 | 2 Bullhorns
David A. … voted BEST Museum
Susan G. … voted BEST Museum
