ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History
Creationist museum in Texas, US
32°53′43″N 96°55′03″W / 32.895157°N 96.917408°W / 32.895157; -96.917408The ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History is a creationist museum[1] in Dallas, Texas. Owned and operated by the Institute for Creation Research,[2][3] the museum opened on September 2, 2019,[4] with 1,600 people visiting on its first day.[5]
The museum cost $37.8 million.[5][6] The museum promotes young Earth creationist beliefs,[5][6] including pseudoscientific arguments linking the Grand Canyon and the Earth's geology to the Genesis flood narrative.[6]
See also
- Creation Museum
- Flood geology
References
- ^ Panicker, Jobin (April 18, 2019). "Inside the Dallas museum where faith meets science". WFAA. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Wilonsky, Robert (December 15, 2015). "Creationists expanding institute to include the 'Dallas Museum of Science and Earth History'". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "Institute for Creation Research Discovery Center". Dino Dad Reviews. February 1, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "The ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History Is Now Open!". Institute for Creation Research. September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c Moore, Randy (2020). "ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History" (PDF). Reports of the National Center for Science Education. 40 (1): 7. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c Moore, Randy (2021). "The Grand Canyon as an icon of modern Christian fundamentalism" (PDF). In Quartaroli, Richard D. (ed.). Celebrating 100 Years of Grand Canyon National Park: A Gathering of Grand Canyon Historians. Grand Canyon, AZ: Grand Canyon Conservancy. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-934656-08-2.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History at Wikimedia Commons
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