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Museums in Rochester
Rochester Museums are a fine variety of museums in Rochester, New York.
George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography & Film
combines the world’s leading museum of photography and film with the house,
gardens, and estate of Kodak founder George Eastman, the father of
popular photography and motion picture film.
900 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 271-3361
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; until 8 p.m.
Thursday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday (closed Monday, but open holiday Mondays and
every Monday in May)
House Tours: 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 2 p.m. on
Sunday
Museum Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for senior citizens (60 and
older); $5 for students; $3 for children (5-12); and free for children 4 and
under and museum members.
Website:www.eastmanhouse.org
In the middle of the Cultural district where several museums are located in the East Avenue and Park Avenue area is one of the beautiful bed and breakfasts of Rochester:
The Edward Harris House Bed and Breakfast Inn
Landmark Society Museums
: Campbell-Whittlesey House, Stone Tolan House, Ellwanger Garden, Hoyt-Potter House and St. Joseph's Park.
Landmark Society (585) 546-7029.
MAG: Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14607
The New York Museum of Transportation Open year round. Sundays 11am-5pm. Middle of July to the middle of August open on Saturdays, also. 6393 East River Road, Rush, New York. 585-533-1113.
RMSC: Rochester Museum & Science Center
includes a planetarium,
nature center, and science/regional history museum.
The museum's three
floors of engaging, hands-on exhibitions bring families and fun
together
to explore science and technology, natural science, and our region's
cultural heritage.
The Rochester museum and Science Center's Strasenburgh Planetarium presents original
star
shows offering a breathtaking glimpse into the far reaches of the
universe, magnificent giant-screen films projected on the 4-story high
dome, and dazzling laser light shows.
The museum is open 9am–5pm,
Monday–Saturday, and 12pm–5pm on Sundays. Check www.rmsc.org for
planetarium show schedules.
Admission to the museum or a planetarium
show
is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and college students, $6 for children
and
teens ages 3–18, and free for RMSC members and children under three.
Save
$5 on a combined admission ticket to the museum and a planetarium show.
Rochester Museum and Science Center's Cumming Nature Center, located 40 miles south of Rochester, is
open
only on weekends, 9am–5pm.
657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY, 14607. (585) 271-4320.
Strong Museum
In July 2006, became bigger and even better through the expanded Strong Museum which now includes the National Museum of Play®.
An astonishing $37 million expansion makes Strong the largest indoor family attraction in Western New York, the second largest children’s museum in the nation, and the only museum in the world devoted to the study of play.
Discover two exciting new exhibits—Field of Play and Reading Adventureland—and walk among free-flying butterflies in Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden™. Step into Sesame Street, travel through TimeLab, and run a kid-sized supermarket in popular permanent exhibits.
Visit the National Toy Hall of Fame® and a treasure trove of play-related collections including the world’s most comprehensive collection of dolls and toys.
Susan B. Anthony House
17 Madison Street, Rochester, NY, 14608. (585) 235-6124.
Leroy
Jell-o Gallery exhibit and Historic Leroy House 23 East Main Street, Leroy, New York, 14482 (585) 768-7433. 1/2 hour from Rochester.
Enjoy your visit to one of the fine Rochester Museums.
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