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million visitors and focuses on a wide
range of physical and earth sciences.
“We are currently in the midst of
an expansion that will include over
10,000 square feet of new exhibit
space,” said Shelly Humble, Tellus’
director of marketing. “The new
building will house a brand-new permanent exhibit, as well as space for a
new special exhibit that will change
periodically. We expect the new
space to open in October.”
Tellus’ exhibits change every six
months to a year. Its current ones
include “The Vault,” featuring gems
Tellus Science Museum
and jeweled objects, “The Crossroads
Gallery,” displaying motorcycles,
trains and other modes of transportation, and “The Discovery Garden,”
exhibiting brainteasers, puzzles and
simple machines.
“First-time visitors often come to
see our full-scale dinosaur skeletons—
however, many of the guests will tell
us after visiting that the mineral gallery is one of their favorites,” Humble
said. “Personally, I think it’s because
that gallery has an element of surprise. In the Fossil Gallery, you know
what to expect— you are familiar with
what you think a Tyrannosaurus rex
or a Triceratops will look like.
“In the Mineral Gallery, I find that
most people have no idea what beautiful minerals they will get to see from
around the world. We have minerals
and rocks that look like cotton balls,
ones that fluoresce under black light,
or even just sparkly, beautiful specimens that could be found close to
where you live.”
Everett Catts is a freelance writer who has previously worked as an editor for various Georgia
newspapers.
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