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[[File:800px-AiG museum.jpg|thumb|300px|Front of the Creation Museum.]]

[[File:800px-AiG museum.jpg|thumb|300px|Front of the Creation Museum.]]

[[File:800px-AiG creation museum rear view.jpg|thumb|300px|Back of the museum.]]

[[File:800px-AiG creation museum rear view.jpg|thumb|300px|Back of the museum.]]

The '''Creation Museum''' is a 60,000 square foot [[museum]] designed to promote a [[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth Creationist]] view of history with state of the art displays and presentations.<ref name="creationmuseum" /><ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14122311/ Museum Brings Creationism to Life], MSNBC, says "50,000 square-foot-museum"</ref>  The museum cost  

The '''Creation Museum''' is a 60,000 square foot [[museum]] designed to promote a [[Young Earth Creationism|Young-Earth Creationist]] view of history with state of the art displays and presentations.<ref name="creationmuseum" /><ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14122311/ Museum Brings Creationism to Life], MSNBC, says "50,000 square-foot-museum"</ref>  The museum cost $27 million. It is located in Petersburg, [[Kentucky]], just outside of [[Cincinnati]], a location chosen because almost two-thirds of the [[United States]] population lives within a 650-[[mile]] distance.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070520/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsreligion_070520222942 Dinosaurs frolic with Adam and Eve at creationism museum]</ref> It opened its doors to the public on May 28, 2007, exceeding expectations by receiving 4,000 visitors on the first day. Membership to the museum, which includes annual passes, exceeds 10,260.<ref>Answers update, volume 14, issue 8, August 2007, pg. 3</ref> The museum recevied 404,000 visitors in its first year.<ref>Ross, Larry (September 15, 2016). [http://www.nkytribune.com/2016/09/answers-in-genesis-reports-strong-attendance-in-first-two-months-of-operation-for-williamstownsark-encounter/ Answers in Genesis reports strong attendance in first two months of operation for Williamstown’s Ark Encounter]. ''Northern Kentucky Tribune''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/about/press/2017/05/26/record-crowds-creation-museum-celebrates-10th-anniversary/ Record Crowds as Creation Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary]. ''Answers in Genesis''. May 26, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> Because of the opening of the [[Ark Encounter]] in July 2016, attendance at the Creation Museum nearly tripled its average annual attendance,<ref>Wartman, Scott (July 7, 2017). [http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/07/07/creationist-parks-still-potent-draw-visitors-controversy/425293001/ Creationist parks still a potent draw for visitors and controversy]. ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> with the Ark Encounter itself hosting 1 million people.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/about/press/2017/07/06/ark-encounter-makes-enormous-impact-in-first-year/ Ark Encounter Makes Enormous Impact in First Year]. ''Answers in Genesis''. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>Smith, Lawrence (July 6, 2017). [http://www.wdrb.com/story/35827195/1-year-after-opening-ark-encounters-attendance-and-impact-is-growing 1 year after opening, Ark Encounter's attendance and impact is growing]. ''WDRB''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref>

$27 million. It is located in Petersburg, [[Kentucky]], just outside of [[Cincinnati]], a location chosen because almost two-thirds of the [[United States]] lives within a 650-[[mile]] distance.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070520/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsreligion_070520222942 Dinosaurs frolic with Adam and Eve at creationism museum]</ref> It opened its doors to the public on May 28, 2007, exceeding expectations by receiving 4,000 visitors on the first day. Membership to the museum, which includes annual passes, exceeds 10,260.<ref>Answers update, volume 14, issue 8, August 2007, pg. 3</ref> The museum recevied 404,000 visitors in its first year.<ref>Ross, Larry (September 15, 2016). [http://www.nkytribune.com/2016/09/answers-in-genesis-reports-strong-attendance-in-first-two-months-of-operation-for-williamstownsark-encounter/ Answers in Genesis reports strong attendance in first two months of operation for Williamstown’s Ark Encounter]. ''Northern Kentucky Tribune''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/about/press/2017/05/26/record-crowds-creation-museum-celebrates-10th-anniversary/ Record Crowds as Creation Museum Celebrates 10th Anniversary]. ''Answers in Genesis''. May 26, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> Because of the opening of the [[Ark Encounter]] in July 2016, attendance at the Creation Museum nearly tripled its average attendance,<ref>Wartman, Scott (July 7, 2017). [http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/07/07/creationist-parks-still-potent-draw-visitors-controversy/425293001/ Creationist parks still a potent draw for visitors and controversy]. ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref> with the Ark Encounter itself hosting 1 million people.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/about/press/2017/07/06/ark-encounter-makes-enormous-impact-in-first-year/ Ark Encounter Makes Enormous Impact in First Year]. ''Answers in Genesis''. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref><ref>Smith, Lawrence (July 6, 2017). [http://www.wdrb.com/story/35827195/1-year-after-opening-ark-encounters-attendance-and-impact-is-growing 1 year after opening, Ark Encounter's attendance and impact is growing]. ''WDRB''. Retrieved July 8, 2017.</ref>

 

The Creation Museum presents a "walk through history"<ref name="creationmuseum">[http://creationmuseum.org Creation Museum]</ref> with a basis on a straightforward reading of the [[Bible]], particularly the early chapters of [[Genesis]]. The exhibits are designed, for "[a] fully engaging, sensory experience,"<ref name="creationmuseum" /> to illustrate [[Earth]]'s history and origin from a [[Young Earth Creationist]] perspective. The enterprise is supported by [[Ken Ham]], founder of [[Answers in Genesis]].

The Creation Museum presents a "walk through history"<ref name="creationmuseum">[http://creationmuseum.org Creation Museum]</ref> with a basis on a straightforward reading of the [[Bible]], particularly the early chapters of [[Genesis]]. The exhibits are designed, for "[a] fully engaging, sensory experience,"<ref name="creationmuseum" /> to illustrate [[Earth]]'s history and origin from a [[Young Earth Creationist]] perspective. The enterprise is supported by [[Ken Ham]], founder of [[Answers in Genesis]].