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  Location within New York | |
Former name | The Junior Museum |
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| Established | 1954 [1] |
| Dissolved | March 2020 |
| Location | Troy, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°40′36″N73°41′52″W / 42.676786°N 73.697677°W |
| Type | Children's museum |
| Website | www |
The Children's Museum of Science and Technology (CMOST) was a science museum for children in Troy, New York. The museum had various exhibits, including almost 100 living animals. [2] The museum did not admit adults unless accompanied by children. [3]
The museum opened as The Junior Museum in 1954, a museum containing hands-on exhibits for children housed in the basement of the Rensselaer Historical Society. [1] The museum relocated three times until it finally moved to the Rensselaer Technology Park and re-branded as the Children's Museum of Science and Technology. The Museum permanently closed at the RPI Tech Park location at 250 Jordan Road in March 2020 as a result of the pandemic. In 2022 CMOST merged with the Children's Museum at Saratoga, who took on the management of CMOST's outreach education programs.
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