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Current Exhibits
People of the Past: An Egyptian Tomb* examines the ancient culture through art and artifact. Now Open!
Delight in art activities throughout the museum
Air Does Work: Set the jet balls in motion with pressurized air
Enjoy seasonal craft activities throughout the museum
View a local children’s art exhibit and the annual North Mountain Art League exhibit
Thaddeus Quackus Weather Station: Investigate Doppler radar screens which track rain, snow, sleet and hail on a regional and local basis. Learn hands-on weather facts and folklore. Understand the water cycle and recognize types of clouds. Be mesmerized by "Extreme Weather" DVDs.
Be amazed by Animal Architects: Invites visitors to crawl underground to see animal houses and investigate those along the ground and in the trees.
Diabetes Exhibit: How Much Should I Eat?, What Should I Drink? & What’s for Lunch? (and Exercise Area). Provides lessons about healthy choices for the whole family. Supported by a grant from Action Health, Inc.
Colors Around the World Exhibit* An eight-section exhibit examining cultural interpretations of color from every continent. *Supported by a grant from the Five and Dime Cultural Center.
Build Bobbi's Body: Place simulated human organs in a soft sculpture.
Children's Museum Gardens: In warm weather, ponder the raised gardens outside the Children’s Museum and learn about plants and insects. Visitors can help us keep track of the varieties that drop by our own perennial Butterfly Garden. Each year the Annual Garden takes on a new focus that relates to the exhibit theme.
Seashells and the Fibonacci Sequence created by former work study artist Alexis Thompson with the assistance of Dr. Tom Klinger, Stephanie Whitmire and Glen Roadarmel. It explores colors in seashells, the use of wampum by Native Americans and the Fibonacci sequence evident in the structure of shells. The shell collection was donated by Mary Gregersen to the Museum in 2004. Her late nephew John Perdicaro gathered the shells. The collection was given in his memory.
Colors of Space: Enter a spaceship and travel to the far reaches of outer space to see the wonderful colors and mysteries that are invisible to the naked eye. This audiovisual experience is accompanied by exhibits and even space suits to try on.
Mighty Mouth for Dental Health, a larger-than-life model of teeth, gums and the tongue will teach children and their families about the importance of dental hygiene.
Enjoy several other People themed-exhibits currently in development including a new and improved The Coal Mine and sister exhibit The Iron Mine and many, many programs that are planned for the coming year.
Passage to Pennsylvania: A New Life for Immigrants, located under the museum’s "Earthdome," will explore the lives and livelihoods of those who came to the Commonwealth seeking better times. Coming soon!
Perennial Favorites
Coal Mine Tunnel & see the Dinosaurs Above
The Greenway, Giant Bird’s Nest & the Beaver Lodge
Special presentations and events posted regularly
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* These are projects supported by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance (PRAA).
Download a printable copy of the Self-Guided Tour!
Also, check out our Special Programs Calendar.
And spot the exhibits on a map of the museum!
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