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A resolution recognizing the Adventure Science Center for its 80 years of educating and enlightening children and adults in Nashville and Davidson County.
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WHEREAS, the Adventure Science Center first opened its doors as The Children's Museum of Nashville on October 31, 1945; and
WHEREAS, located in the old University of Nashville building on 2nd Avenue South, the museum expanded to include the Sudekum Planetarium in 1952, which consisted of a dome and Spitz star projector and became the only planetarium in Tennessee and one of only three in the South; and
WHEREAS, the museum was outgrowing its building in the 1960s and received both a donation for a new building and permission to build the facility as part of Fort Negley Park; and
WHEREAS, the name of the museum was changed to the Cumberland Museum and Science Center in 1972 to recognize the number of adults engaged in programming. The current facility opened in 1974 and led to a jump in attendance; and
WHEREAS, new initiatives were created in the decades to come, including a laser projection system, a portable planetarium system, a computer lab, and other mobile outreach programming and youth science enrichment programming; and
WHEREAS, additional expansions occurred in 1986 and 2002, and the museum changed its name to the Adventure Science Center, which remains to the present; and
WHEREAS, a new Sudekum Planetarium and exhibit gallery opened in 2008, which included the first GOTO Chiron Hybrid star projection system in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Adventure Science Center now has more than 175 exhibits focusing on a broad range of scientific disciplines. Adventure Science Center remains an independent, not-for-profit science and technology center committed to delivering hands-on learning; and
WHEREAS, the Adventure Science Center has brought science to life for students, teachers, and families in Middle Tennessee and across the U.S. and inspired the next generation of scientists, engineers, doctors, explorers, and innovators in Nashville and Davidson County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. The Metropolitan Council hereby goes on record as recognizing the Adventure Science Center for its 80 years of educating and enlightening children and adults in Nashville and Davidson County.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.