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°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 |
| Website | quantum |
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 was available to school groups on a limited basis until opening 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
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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
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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. September 25, 2014.
- ^ "East Stroudsburg University". East Stroudsburg University.
- ^ Susan Field. "ESU will be where the wild things are with Schisler Museum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012.
- ^ "East Stroudsburg University Gone Wild". The Stroud Courier. November 22, 2013.
- ^ Staff Report. "New ESU planetarium hosts first program". poconorecord.com.
