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Herrett Center
The Herrett Center, southern Idaho's finest anthropology museum,
also features artifacts and replicas from Idaho's and American's
earliest inhabitants.
Collections
The Herrett Center for Arts and Science, College of Southern Idaho,
is primarily an educational institution with program emphasis on
elementary and secondary school students. The Center's collections
policy states: "The Herrett Center is dedicated to the preservation,
interpretation, acquisition, and exhibition of information and materials
derived from or relevant to pre-historic indigenous/native cultures
of the New and Old World." The primary area of interest of
the founders, Norman and Lillie Herrett, was the New World, with
emphasis on Pre-columbian cultures: Mexico (Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit,
Yucatan, Veracruz); Central America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama);
and South America (Peru, Columbia). The collection from North America
consists of objects from Alaska, the Northwest Coast, the Great
Basin, and the Southwestern and Southeastern U.S. The Center recently
expanded the scope of the collections to include the Old World.
Art Gallery
Spacious galleries feature local and regional artists, as well
as interesting collections. Shows change every two to three months
and admission is always free.
Faulkner Planetarium
Opened in November 1995, the Faulkner Planetarium is the largest
planetarium theater in Idaho, and one of the best equipped in the
northwestern U.S.. The theater seats 144 under a 50' dome and features
a Digistar II digital graphics projection system. It is located
in the Herrett Center for Arts & Science on the College of Southern
Idaho's main campus in Twin Falls, Idaho, and features state-of-the-art
projection equipment which immerse the audience in sights and sounds
for a truly memorable theater experience.
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(Source: Herrett Center)
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