National Space Centre National Space Centre The National Space Centre is a museum and educational resource covering the fields of space science and astronomy, along with a space research programme in partnership with the University of Leicester. It is located on the north side the city of Leicester, England, next to the River Soar. Many of the exhibits, including upright rockets, are housed in a tower with minimal steel supports and a semi-transparent cladding of ETFE 'pillows' which has become one of Leicester's most recognisable landmarks. The building was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw, and it opened to the public on 30 June 2001.
Expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Cole) some of the carcass. Upon its completion in 1828, "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" was first exhibited to the public later that year with his "Garden of Eden" (Amon Carter Museum). They were exhibited together at the National Academy Museum and School, which was then known as the National Academy of Design in New York. Cole was a founding member of the National Academy and exhibited his works there in the hopes of selling them or garnering commissions. In 1829, "Expulsion from the Garden of Eden" was bought by the prominent doctor David Hosack, who is known as the