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The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is a science museum in Tampa, Florida, USA. Located on Fowler Avenue in the northern part of the city, it is directly across the street from the University of South Florida and is partners with the university in many research fellowships. more...

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MOSI also has Florida's only IMAX Dome theater.

History

Tampa, Florida's Museum of Science and Industry, known as MOSI, was approved for funding by Hillsborough County in 1962. The museum was to become a youth museum. In the beginning years of MOSI, it was a small museum of science and natural history for children and adults. In 1967, the name of the museum changed from the Museum of Science & Natural History to the Hillsborough County museum. In 1976, land and funding was secured in order to add exhibits to the museum. The museum is run by a board of directors, much like a corporation. The board members are in charge of making sure the museum is run properly and smoothly. This board also makes major decisions in the operation of the museum. When an exhibit has been in place for a certain amount of time the board may decided to remove it and make room for others, or to make the necessary plans to keep it functional.

In 1987, a seventeen-year plan was put into place. This plan had three phases. The first phase, completed in July of 1995, was the construction of the 190,000-square-foot (18,000 m²) west wing. The second phase of the project was the renovation of the original structure, now known as the east wing. Included in the second phase was the addition of a children’s science center that was created in the 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) east wing. The third phase of the plan was the building of the back woods nature center. Classroom space was also added along with the Bio-works butterfly garden that was provided by Southwest Florida Water Management District and NationsBank. Adjacent to the existing MOSI facility, 38 acres, valued at 6.6 million dollars, had been set aside by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. Additionally, in 1995, 23.5 acres had been acquired to add to the museum. MOSI has many exhibits expanding on three floors of the museum. On the first floor is the Diplodocus Dinosaurs exhibit and the first public library in a science center. The second floor was recently remodeled into the Disasterville exhibit. It includes immersive theater exhibits, a Hurricane wind machine and many hands-on exhibits. On the third floor is the Our Place in the Universe: An Exhibition on Space, Flight, and Beyond, the Flight Avionics Flight Simulator, and The Amazing You Exhibit. MOSI also hosts many traveling exhibits that come for a fixed amount of time. One traveling exhibit is the controversial Bodies Exhibit located on the first floor of the museum. Among these many exhibits, MOSI also has an IMAX dome theater, the Saunders Planetarium, Bio-works Butterfly Garden, along with the Back Woods exhibit.

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