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“Hanging around in a Canopy Rainforest ”
– Learn about a student research trip to Panama. 

“Butterflies and Moths of the World" from our butterfly collection

“A Collection of Pennsylvania Birds and Eggs” from our bird and oology collections

Meet Tufuku, the African elephant skeleton in the atrium of Jordan Science Center

“Minerals – Nature’s Building Blocks” from our geology collection

Underground Beauty – artifacts from “Paradise Lost” a cave discovered in 1963 during the construction of the Harrisburg Mall


Director
Kenneth Mark, M.A. Ed.

Education Cooridinator
Helena Cicero

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

Email Us
kmark@messiah.edu
hcicero@messiah.edu

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


Pricing Structure for Oakes Museum Visits

General Admission
  Adult $6.00
  Children 3-12 $3.00
  Senior Citizens $3.00

School Field Trips
  Plan A : All Day Field Trips - July through January
    $4.00 per student
    Teachers are free and 1 chaperone / 5 children are free
    Chaperones over and above the free number are charged the adult daily rate ($6.00)
   
  Plan B : All Day Field Trips February through June
    $4.50 per student
    All teacher and chaperone prices as per Plan A above
   
  Plan C : General Tour (1-2 hours)
    $3.00 per student
    All teacher and chaperone prices as per Plan A above

Special Events
 
*Call 691-6082 for more details and to check for availability
  Breakfast or Lunch plus General Tour
    Regular Admission price + $100 + cost of breakfast or lunch
  Dinner plus General Tour
    Regular Admission price + $175 + cost of dinner


 


Public
Museum Hours


Saturdays - 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on major holidays

School groups, tour groups, etc. - by appointment

Museum Closed
2008
December 27
2009
April 11
July 4
November 28
December 26


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



Supporting Grants from

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission


Questions may be directed towards
OakesMuseum@messiah.edu


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Messiah College Oakes Museum
©2003
Grantham, Pennsylvania 17027 (717) 766-2511