Red Mountain Museum
Records, 1970-1992
Biography/Background:
Opened in
September 1977, the Red Mountain Museum was established by the City of
Birmingham
to promote the study of the sciences. The museum overlooked the Red Mountain
Expressway cut, and its
exhibits and programs highlighted the geology of the Birmingham area. In 1991,
the Red Mountain Museum
merged with Discovery Place to form Discovery 2000, and this facility planned
the development of a science
center in downtown Birmingham. That downtown facility, the McWane Center, opened
in July 1998.
Scope and Content:
This
collection contains correspondence, financial data, publications, newspaper
clipping files, and
subject files on exhibits, programs, and the sciences.
Guide to Collection:
File level
guide available in the Archives Department.
Subject Areas:
Education -- Alabama -- Birmingham.
Museums --
Alabama -- Birmingham.
Red Mountain
Museum (Birmingham, Ala.).
Discovery
2000 (Birmingham, Ala.).
Collection Number: 1253
Size: 8 linear feet (8 boxes)
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
RA-7-6-01
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