Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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Established1932
LocationJackson, Mississippi, United States
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| Established | 1932 |
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| Location | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Website | www |
The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is a museum located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is the largest museum in Mississippi.
The museum was founded in 1933 by Francis A. Cook as a part of the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission. Francis 'Fannie' Cook led a drive to found the Game and Fish Commission the 1920s, including traveling education exhibits at local and state fairs.[1] Then in 1932, Cook wrote the state's first game laws, and became the museum's first director after the Commission was established by the legislature. In the last seventy years, the main attendees have been the school children and educational institutions.
