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Not sure if that photo was actually taken in Creation Museum. Regardless, it is better placed here.
==Early history==
==Early history==
[[Image:Ken Ham press.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ken Ham, the cofounder and president of AiG.]]
Answers in Genesis was launched in 1994, then called "Creation Science Ministries".<ref name="History">[https://answersingenesis.org/about/history/ History]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved August 5, 2016.</ref> It was created with the intention of being "more layperson-oriented" than the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="History"/> That same year, the organization's name was changed to "Answers in Genesis", which is the current name of the ministry.<ref name="History"/>
Answers in Genesis was launched in 1994, then called "Creation Science Ministries".<ref name="History">[https://answersingenesis.org/about/history/ History]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved August 5, 2016.</ref> It was created with the intention of being "more layperson-oriented" than the [[Institute for Creation Research]].<ref name="History"/> That same year, the organization's name was changed to "Answers in Genesis", which is the current name of the ministry.<ref name="History"/>
==Creation Museum==
==Creation Museum==
According to AiG, Ken Ham, AiG's president, had a vision for "a creation museum that teaches the truth" since 1979, when he began his ministry in Creation Science.<ref name="History"/> During the mid-1990's, after AiG was founded, the ministry began searching for land in Northern Kentucky to build the museum.<ref name="History"/> The Museum was opened on May 28, 2007<ref name="History"/> at the cost of $27 million.<ref name="Rothstein">Rothstein, Edward (May 24, 2007). [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/24crea.html?_r=0 Adam and Eve in the Land of the Dinosaurs]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 10, 2016.</ref> $21 million of the cost was raised through private donations.<ref>Lovan, Dylan (July 31, 2006). [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14122311/ High Tech Museum Brings Creationism to Life]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved August 10, 2016.</ref>
According to AiG, Ken Ham, AiG's president, had a vision for "a creation museum that teaches the truth" since 1979, when he began his ministry in Creation Science.<ref name="History"/> During the mid-1990's, after AiG was founded, the ministry began searching for land in Northern Kentucky to build the museum.<ref name="History"/> The Museum was opened on May 28, 2007<ref name="History"/> at the cost of $27 million.<ref name="Rothstein">Rothstein, Edward (May 24, 2007). [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/arts/24crea.html?_r=0 Adam and Eve in the Land of the Dinosaurs]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 10, 2016.</ref> $21 million of the cost was raised through private donations.<ref>Lovan, Dylan (July 31, 2006). [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/14122311/ High Tech Museum Brings Creationism to Life]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved August 10, 2016.</ref>