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“Hanging around in a Canopy Rainforest ”

“Nature’s Kaleidoscope of Color" from our butterfly collection

“Game Birds and Aquatic Fowl” from our bird and oology collections

Backyard Diorama with the addition of 12 animals you might see in your own backyard!

Director
Kenneth Mark, M.A. Ed.

Mailing Address
The Oakes Museum
Messiah College
Box 3029
One College Avenue
Grantham, PA 17027

Email Us
kmark@messiah.edu

Telephone
(717) 691-6082
Fax
(717) 691-6046 

CUSTOMIZED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
We offer customized programs in the following areas:

1. Geology
   
2. Native American Artifacts
   
3. Birds, Eggs, and Nests (each of these individually or as a group)
   
4. Owls
   
5. Herbivore, Carnivore, and Omnivore (with skulls and hides)
   
6. Archeology
   
7. Environmental Creek Study
   
8. Watershed - Sr. High - (all outdoors)
   
9. Lewis and Clark
   
10. Water pollution and the Chesapeake Bay - grades 5-8
    
11. Native American uses of Plants and Animals

We can accommodate almost any special program request. Just call us at (717) 691-6082 to discuss your needs.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
For directions to The Oakes Museum, please visit our Directions page.

To view floor plans for the Museum, please visit our Exhibits page.

For more information on the galleries of the Museum, please visit our Exhibits page.

GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL/TOUR GROUPS

• Lunches may be eaten on the side lawn near the greenhouse. In case of inclement weather, an indoor eating area will be available to your group. No one will be permitted to eat in the Atrium of the Jordan Science Center or in The Oakes Museum.
  
• All students are required to be with their chaperones at all times while at The Oakes Museum.
• We ask that student groups use the elevators only in cases of physical need so that those that require the assistance of the elevator may use it in a timely manner.
• Students may not chew gum inside the Museum or on Museum grounds.

1. Follow instructions given by museum staff prior to arrival for bus drop-off location. A campus map is available.
   
2. Bus parking is permitted only at parking lot "P". To get there, turn right as you leave the Jordan parking lot to the first stop sign (sewage treatment plant is straight ahead). Turn right and after the second stop sign, turn left, cross the covered bridge, and park. DO NOT park anywhere else on campus. All other parking spaces are assigned to faculty/staff and commuters. There are no exceptions!

Public
Museum Hours

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays of the month - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

School groups, tour groups, etc. - by appointment

Museum Closed

2008
January 1-2, 21
March 14-23
April 17
May 26
July 4-6

Museum Admission Prices
Adults: $6.00
Children (3-12): $3.00
Senior Citizen
(62 and over): $3.00



School and Tour Group Admissions [click here]