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
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
