Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium
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Established | 15 November 2013 |
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Location | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
Type | Natural history museum and Planetarium |
Collections | Taxidermy |
Collection size | 130+ |
Founder | East Stroudsburg University |
Public transit access | Monroe County Transit Authority |
Nearest parking | On-site |
Website | quantum |
The Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History is a museum at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It features habitat recreations that display and interpret more than 130 wildlife specimens from around the world.[1] These specimens represent species from Africa and North America, including every species of North American deer and a comprehensive assortment of North American duck species.[2] The museum also includes a display of insects from around the world and a Delaware River aquarium.
The McMunn Planetarium is a planetarium at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It features a SPITZ digital projection system that can show pre-produced videos as well as custom star shows. In addition to public shows, the planetarium serves as a classroom space for East Stroudsburg University science courses.[3]
The Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium are located on the ground floor of the Warren E. '55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science and Technology Center at East Stroudsburg University, a Member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.[4]
Founding
The Schisler Museum was named after Arthur (1962) and Fannie Greene (1962) Schisler, alumni of East Stroudsburg University, who donated most of the taxidermic mounts on display.[5] The museum was completed in 2013 and has been available to school groups on a limited basis since then. It opens to the general public in 2016.[6]
The McMunn Planetarium was founded in 2008 and named in honor of East Stroudsburg University alumni supporters Charles A. "Tony" (1969) and Patricia Lythgoe (1968) McMunn.[7]
Gallery of Museum Images
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Canadian lynx
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Ringtail cat
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Arctic fox
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Canadian diorama
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Art student sketching
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African mammals
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Diorama of North American west
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Dall sheep and mountain goat on exhibit
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Delaware Water Gap diorama
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Leopard in museum display
Gallery of Planetarium Images
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Constellations
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Planetary orbits
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Starfield
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Stellar cloud
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Gas cloud
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Galaxy
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Martian landscape
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Red giant
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Earth's horizon
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Planet rising over moon's horizon
References
- ^ "Design Minds".
- ^ "ESU Schisler Wildlife Museum - MKSD Architects — Lehigh Valley Architectural Design".
- ^ "McMunn Planetarium: ESU's Guide to the Galaxy". The Stroud Courier.
- ^ http://esu.edu
- ^ http://davidhross.com/website_susanfield/PDF/schisler_article.pdf
- ^ "East Stroudsburg University Gone Wild". The Stroud Courier.
- ^ Staff Report. "New ESU planetarium hosts first program". poconorecord.com.
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