The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum has closed, reports Azcentral.com.

“The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum closed abruptly over the weekend, ending a favorite destination for schoolchildren and fanning controversy over the building’s future as a centennial museum.

The closure came a month earlier than expected. The building’s new overseer, the Arizona Historical Society, originally said it would shutter the museum at the end of the school year.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/03/20110503arizona-mining-museum-closes.html

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