Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science

Summary

The Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science was a museum of math that was open from 1980 to 2006 in Long Island, New York.[1] The museum was named after mathematics teacher Bernhard Goudreau, who died in 1985, and featured many of the 3-dimensional solid models, oversized wooden math games, and puzzles built by Goudreau and his former students.[2] After the museum closed, Glen Whitney, a former math professor, decided to open the Museum of Mathematics in Manhattan (New York City), which opened in December 2012.[3]

Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science
Established1980
Dissolved2006
LocationHerricks Community Center
999 Herricks Road
New Hyde Park, New York, United States
DirectorBeth Deaner (ca. 2000-2004); Tom Lucas (2004-2006)
Websitehttp://www.mathmuseum.org/[dead link]

References edit

  1. ^ Goudreau Museum, www.mathfactory.org, archived from the original on 2014-02-03, retrieved 2012-05-16
  2. ^ Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science: 20th Anniversary, www.mathmuseum.org, archived from the original on 2012-02-14
  3. ^ "One Math Museum, Many Variables", New York Times