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Address:
Physical Address: 3301 4th Street, (SE corner of 4th Str. & Indiana Avenue), Mailing Address: Box 43191, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
Contact:
museum.texastech@ttu.edu
Links:
Museum of Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
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Description:
The Museum is an educational, scientific, cultural, and research element of Texas Tech University. It consists of several components: the main Museum building, the Moody Planetarium, the Natural Science Research Laboratory, and the Lubbock Lake Landmark.
The Museum of TTU (MoTTU) is a major general museum with collections in the arts, humanities, and the sciences numbering over 5 million objects. Temporary and permanent exhibitions in the social and natural sciences, and visual arts are presented in the main building on both the first and second floors.
The Museum of Texas Tech University was first accredited by the American Association of Museums in 1990. It received continuing accreditation in 1998 and 2008. Accreditation by the AAM demonstrates "a professional level of operation in accordance with the standards of excellence prescribed by the American Association of Museums..." The 2008 accreditation certification will be current until 2018.
[Description from the website]
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