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AMOS Announces New Executive Director
Amanda Bryant Takes the Helm as Museum Continues to Grow
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Asheville’s Solar Eclipse Festival at Pack Square Park
The Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS), Asheville City Schools, Buncombe County Schools, UNC Asheville, Mix 96.5, and the828.com are pleased to announce they will be co-hosting Asheville’s Solar Eclipse Festival on August 21st. From 12pm-3pm the community is invited to join in the festivities at Pack Square Park with music, food, and fun hands-on eclipse related activities led by local organizations. Be sure to visit ashevillescience.org/solar-eclipse for more detail!
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The Value of WNC’s Food System
Free public lecture explores economics of region’s food system; event is part of the Beer City Science Pub speaker series
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Twin Leaf Brewing Partners with Asheville Museum of Science
Twin Leaf Brewing is teaming up with the Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS), previously known as the Colburn Science Museum, to create two beers that will raise funds for the museum’s current spotlight campaign. The collaboration supports AMOS’s expansion into the Wells Fargo building adjacent to Pritchard Park, a move which will almost double its exhibit and classroom space and allow for expanded science education programming in Western North Carolina.
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Colburn Earth Science Museum 3rd Annual Benefit
New Dinosaur Exhibit Unveiled for Future Asheville Museum of Science
Colburn Earth Science Museum will host a hard-hat tour and unveil its first new exhibit for the Asheville Museum of Science. In conjunction with the North Carolina Science Festival, taking place through April 24, 2016, the Colburn will present their newly purchased dinosaur – a Terataphoneus curriei. Similar to a sub-adult Tyrannosaurus Rex, the Terataphoneus curriei was discovered by paleontologist John Hankla, who will be at the museum for the unveiling.
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Beer Science City Pub at Colburn Earth Science Museum
WHO: The Colburn Earth Science Museum, soon to be renamed Asheville Museum of Science
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The Colburn Museum Receives 400,000 Dollar Grant
Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Awards Museum $400,000
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