The State Museum Welcomes More than 50,000 Guests to the Boeing Observatory
June 23, 2015
The South Carolina State Museum has hit a major milestone by welcoming more than 50,000 visitors to the new Boeing Observatory since opening on Aug. 16, 2014. The Boeing Observatory is now one of the most highly visited public observatories in the nation. Although the State Museum’s observatory has not been open for an entire year, its numbers are far greater than two of the top public observatories in the nation combined. For 2013-2014, Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tuscan, Ariz. served 15,058 visitors and the Cincinnati Observatory in Ohio served more than 25,000 visitors. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more about the Boeing Observatory.
About the South Carolina State Museum
As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its greatest artifacts, an 1894 old textile mill full of character and charm. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology that guests can experience. For more information about the museum, visit scmuseum.org.
