Matthew Whitehouse Email & Phone Number

I am the Observatory Manager at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC. Our observatory opened in August 2014 as part of the Museum's "Windows to New Worlds" expansion. The observatory is a wonderfully busy space used for public viewing, onsite school programs, and a distance learning/outreach initiative for South Carolina K-12 students and teachers. Our main telescope is a 1926 Alvan Clark 12 3/8-inch refractor, originally at Columbia University in New York City.I bring an interdisciplinary background to my work as an astronomy educator. My academic degrees are in music (organ performance); many of my activities as an organist and composer focus on connecting music and astronomy. I am particularly passionate about creative learning experiences incorporating both science and music. I'm also interested in global astronomy communication initiatives.