Messiah College: Oakes Museum

THE OAKES MUSEUM The Oakes Museum is a unique museum experience for the whole family, classroom, or group featuring more than 40,000 specimens. The 10,000-squarefoot museum is home to a collection of Smithsonianquality African and North American mammals, bird eggs, fish, seashells, minerals, insects, and fossils. New exhibits include “Hanging Around in a Canopy Rainforest ”, "Natures Kaleidoscope of Color" from our butterfly collection, "Game Birds and Aquatic waterfowl" from our bird and oology collections, Backyard Diorama with the addition of 12 animals you might see in your own backyard!		SCHOOL, SCOUT, AND TOUR GROUP PROGRAMS The Oakes Museum is your destination for customized educational programming. Some of the customized programs include: • Geology • Birds, Eggs, and Nests • Owls • Herbivore, Carnivore, and Omnivore • Environmental Creek Study • Watershed—all outdoors • Lewis and Clark (great tie-in with Social Studies) •Water pollution and the Chesapeake Bay • Native American Uses of Plants and Animals • Prey/Predator • Animal Adaptations • Tree and Plant Identification • Animal Tracking • Bottle Biology • Seed Activity
PUBLIC MUSEUM HOURS Saturdays—1–5 p.m. (closed 5th Saturdays of the month) School groups, tour groups, etc. may make appointments to visit during the week. group prices and registration
MUSEUM ADMISSION PRICES Adults: $6.00; Children (3–12): $3.00 Senior Citizen (62 and over): $3.00