Schisler Museum of Wildlife & Natural History and McMunn Planetarium
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  Location of East Stroudsburg, PA | |
| Established | 15 November 2013 |
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| Location | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°59′47″N 75°10′33″W / 40.996284°N 75.175825°WCoordinates: 40°59′47″N 75°10′33″W / 40.996284°N 75.175825°W |
| 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 |
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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
Canadian lynx
Ringtail cat
Arctic fox
Canadian diorama
Art student sketching
African mammals
Diorama of North American west
Dall sheep and mountain goat on exhibit
Delaware Water Gap diorama
Leopard in museum display
Gallery of Planetarium Images
Constellations
Planetary orbits
Starfield
Stellar cloud
Gas cloud
Galaxy
Martian landscape
Red giant
Earth's horizon
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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