Five Memories From the First Five Years

 The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami started in 1950 as the Junior Museum of Miami. This museum then became the Miami Museum of Science in 1960 and added the Space Transit Planetarium in 1966 and the Batchelor Wildlife Center in 1991. The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science was named such and opened in 2017. In 2022 the museum interviewed five employees that have worked there since the new museum has opened and asked what their top five memories were.  Mark Bennet has worked for Frost Science since 1988 and said his best memories were the first light in the planetarium, meeting Senator Bill Nelson, the NASDAQ opening bell, the solar eclipse, and FilmGate Miami. Multiple of these employees talked about the day the museum opened since there were problems along the way and it was such a huge accomplishment. Multiple people also discussed the solar eclipse on August 17, 2017, and hurricane Irma in 2017. Hurricane Irma was a stressful time for employees though they clearly had some fun if it turned into a good memory for them. For the solar eclipse they had set up many telescopes set up on the roof and science plaza and it was an amazing experience for the staff and visitors. Other memories included shows in the planetarium and group trips to the museum. To read more about their memories or learn about the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science click here.

Some of my memories from our visit include the MeLab, the planetarium show, and see some of the fish we learned about during our class. Being able to recognize and name fish from our class made me feel successful and proud of what I had learned. There was also an education game about commercial fishing and how to do so sustainably. This museum seems great for people of all ages and has a vast amount of knowledge. The Frost Museum of Science also has a relationship with Nasa due to the planetarium. To learn more about NASA and what is happening in space click here.