Stamford Museum & Nature Center Announces New Board President Douglas L. York, Ph.D.

June 6, 2024

Stamford, Conn. —The Stamford Museum & Nature Center has announced the election of Douglas L. York, Ph.D. as its 31st President effective June 6, 2024. Formerly the Board’s Vice-President, Dr.…

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Stamford Magazine: Buzz Status Report: Full Steam Ahead

September 13, 2023

Local Students can now dive into STEAM studies at the SM&NC.

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HeyStamford.com: Stamford Museum and Nature Center Break Ground on New Planetarium & Astronomy Center

May 24, 2023

HeyStamford: Bringing us from October’s Telescope Extraction into the Future View this post on Instagram A post shared by heystamford (@heystamford) BY PJ KENNEDY  MAY 24, 2023 | Read original story on…

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New Planetarium & Astronomy Center Will Be ‘Game Changer’ For Stamford

May 23, 2023

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center on Tuesday officially broke ground on a new planetarium & astronomy center. by Richard Kaufman, Patch Staff on Tuesday, May 23, 2023Read the original…

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Stamford Magazine: Buzz Status Report: Star Sighting

January 4, 2023

Moffly Media: Stamford Magazine: January/February 2023, pg 15 by Scott Thomas See Original Stamford Magazine Article by Scott Thomas

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Middletown Press: Old Stamford, Conn., Telescope Removed to Make Way for New Planetarium

November 1, 2022

TUE NOVEMBER 01, 2022 – NORTHEAST EDITIONMIDDLETOWN PRESS Once described as “a wonder of the space age,” a telescope that served as the centerpiece of the Stamford Observatory in Connecticut…

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John Breunig (opinion): Oh, the things this CT telescope has seen

October 22, 2022

CTInsider.com | John Breunig | Oct. 22, 2022 The open panel on the dome of the Stamford Observatory made it resemble a massive mailbox, so when the crane pulled out…

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HeyStamford: Stamford Museum removes Telescope from Observatory, First Step in Construction of New Planetarium & Astronomy Center

October 20, 2022

OCTOBER 20, 2022 | HeyStamford.com The Stamford Museum and Nature Center marked a major milestone this week as it took the first step to relocate its historic Gregory-Maksutov Telescope to…

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News12: Stamford Museum & Nature Center telescope relocates to Astronomical Lyceum in New Mexico

October 19, 2022

Oct 18, 2022, 10:17pm by News 12 Staff Tuesday was a historic moment for the Stamford Museum and Nature Center as their observatory telescope is being relocated to the Astronomical…

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Stamford Advocate: Stamford’s ‘space age’ telescope removed and headed to New Mexico, making way for a new planetarium

October 18, 2022

by Ignacio Laguarda | Oct. 18, 2022 | StamfordAdvocate.com STAMFORD — A telescope described as “a wonder of the space age” is moving away from its Stamford home of 57…

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