Dates

• Existence: 1942 - 1960

Administrative History

American Meteorite Museum (1942-1960) was a museum devoted to the collection, study, and display of meteorites.

The American Meteorite Museum was founded by Harvey Harlow Nininger in 1942 near Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona. In 1953, the Museum was moved to Sedona, Arizona, where it remained until closing in 1960. To prepare for his retirement, Nininger sold part of the Museum’s collection to the British Natural History Museum in 1958. The remaining collection was bought by Arizona State University in 1960.

Citation:

The American Meteorite Museum postcards, 1946-1953 (American Meteorite Museum (1942-1960) was a museum devoted to the collection, study, and display of meteorites. The American Meteorite Museum was founded by Harvey Harlow Nininger in 1942 near Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona. In 1953, the Museum was moved to Sedona Arizona, where it remained until closing in 1960. To prepare for his retirement, Nininger sold part of the Museum's collection to the British Natural History Museum in 1958. The remaining collection was bought by Arizona State University in 1960)

Wikipedia, March 18, 2020 (American Meteorite Museum; founded by Harvey Harlow Nininger; founded in 1942 near Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona; Museum moved to Sedona, Arizona in 1953; closed in 1960). Meteorites.asu.com, March 18, 2020 (part of collection sold to British Natural History Museum in 1958; remaining collection bought by ASU in 1960)

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