Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science

The Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science is located at 2201 Michigan Avenue, Cocoa, Florida. The museum includes a 14,750 sq/ft facility that houses artifacts from the region and a 22-acre nature preserve.[2][3] The displays include a Florida timeline and rotating temporary exhibits.[4] The museum features the remains of the "Windover Woman", the oldest human remains found on the North American continent, a re-creation of the Windover Dig, a "wet" archaeological site, and an Ice Age exhibit featuring creatures that once roamed Florida.[5] A visitor may see how Native Americans lived and Florida pioneers survived.[6] As of 2013, the museum had over 3,000 artifacts.[2]

Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Location within Florida
Established1969 (opened to public in 1973)
Location2201 Michigan Avenue
Cocoa, Florida
Coordinates28.387778°N 80.763038°W / 28.387778; -80.763038
TypeAnthropology, Archaeology, Children’s, Culture, History, Natural History, Nature Center, Park, Science[1]
WebsiteBrevard Museum of History & Natural Science

In September 2014, The Florida Historical Society became the museum's parent organization.[7]

Notes
  1. MuseumsUSA. "The Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science Cocoa, Florida", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Retrieved on October 24, 2007.
  2. Datzman, Ken. "The Brevard Museum of History and Science is one of county's gems", Brevard Business News vol 31, no. 20 (Melbourne, Florida: Brevard Business News, 20 May 2013), p. 1.
  3. "Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science". Florida Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. Florida Today. The Fact Book: Your Guide to Brevard County (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, February 28, 2004), p. 118.
  5. "Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science". Florida Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science". Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  7. "Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science". Florida Historical Society. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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