Mid-America Science Museum (MASM) was officially recognized on Friday, February 28th by the USA Today Top Ten Readers’ Choice Awards as ranking #4 among the Top 10 best science museums in North America after 4 weeks of online voting.
“We’re all very pleased that the community really showed their support for the museum,” said Diane LaFollette, executive director of MASM.
The original twenty nominees for the science museum category were chosen by a panel of relevant experts including a combination of USA Today editors, editors from 10Best.com as well as other contributors and media sources.
Other top ten winners in the science museum category included the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, the Field Museum in Chicago, and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Natural History Museum of Utah, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science among others.
“We’re proud to be among the top four in this 10Best category among cities that are much larger than Hot Springs. I think what that tells us is that our museum has a huge following of visitors and guests who are outside of Hot Springs and who are fans of what Mid-America Science Museum has to offer,” said Donna Jared, director of development at MASM.
For more information about USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards and to view this year’s top ten science museums in North America visit www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-science-museum.
To learn more about MASM visit, midamericamuseum.org, call 501-767-3461 or email info@midamericamuseum.org.
