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A private not-for-profit educational institution, the Schenectady Museum was founded in 1934. Today, the Schenectady Museum is a center of discovery that depicts the rich cultural and technological history of its community. The museum's diverse collections reflect Schenectady's technological, corporate, and ethnic heritage. With the area's only interactive planetarium, hands-on educational programs for adults and children, fine arts and crafts exhibits, an archive of electrical history, a nature preserve, and one of the city's finest gift shops, the Schenectady Museum serves more than 60,000 visitors each year.