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Many museums and centres around the world and websites on the internet feature NEO-related exhibitions which you can visit.
Exhibits at Museums and Centres
In the United Kingdom
NEO Information Centre Exhibition, National Space Centre, Leicester
Our exhibition is open 9:30 am - 6 pm (closed Mondays except for holidays) and features interactive displays and samples of NEOs. The Space Centre has extensive space science and technology exhibits and activities. In phase 2 of our development we'll be featuring online webcasts of the exhibition.
NEO Information Centre Exhibition Ireland, W5 Belfast
W5 is a member of the consortium operating the NEO Information Centre. It houses the official NEO Exhibition for Ireland, and is open between 10:00 and 6:00 Monday to Saturday; 12:00 and 6:00 on Sundays.
Spaceguard Centre, Powys
Spaceguard UK is a leading organisation in promoting NEO hazards and has an exhibition at its observatory in Powys, Wales that features samples of NEOs.
NEO Exhibition and Meteorite Pavilion, The Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum in London is a member of the consortium operating the NEO Information Centre and houses the official NEO Exhibition for London. The Natural History Museum holds the national meteorite collection and has an excellent exhibition on meteorites and impacts.
Royal Greenwich Observatory, London
The Royal Greenwich Observatory has exhibitions on all aspects of astronomy including asteroids and comets.
Royal Observatory Edinburgh Visitors Centre, Scotland
The Royal Observatory Edinburgh Visitors Centre is a member of the consortium operating the NEO Information Centre, and has exhibitions on both astronomy and practical observation.
Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, Scotland
Dynamic Earth houses the official NEO Exhibition for Scotland.
Science Museum, London
The Science Museum has an excellent exhibit on space technology.
Elsewhere in Europe
Meteorite Exhibition, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
The Natural History Museum in Paris holds the french national meteorite collection and has a critically acclaimed exhibition on meteorites.
Meteorite Gallery, Humbolt Museum, Berlin, Germany
The Humbolt Museum in Berlin has an extensive exhibition of meteorites including those collected in North Africa.
Meteorite Exhibition, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
The Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna has an exhibition of meteorites from their collection.
In the U.S.A.
Meteorite Exhibition, American Museum of Natural History, New York
The American Museum of Natural History has an extensive exhibition on meteorites.
Rose Center for Earth and Space, American Museum of Natural History, New York
The Rose Center of the American Museum of Natural History includes the spectacular Hayden Planetarium.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington
The National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution includes meteorites in its exhibitions.
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