List of museums in Pennsylvania

Updated on Oct 09, 2024

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This list of museums in Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are university and non-profit art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.

Defunct museums

American Museum of Veterinary Medicine, Birdsboro, closed in 2010, collections donated to the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine

Easton Museum of Pez Dispensers, Easton,

George Westinghouse Museum, Wilmerding, closed in 2007, collection now part of the Heinz History Center

Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum, Girard, operated by the West County Historical Association

Heritage Center Museum, Lancaster, closed in 2011

JEM Classic Car Museum, Andreas, collection sold in 2003

Kready's Country Store Museum, Lititz,

Lancaster County Quilts and Textile Museum, closed in 2011

Marx Toy Museum, Erie, closed April 2008, now online only

Mary Stolz Doll Museum, Bushkill, closed in 2005

Mary Merritt Doll and Early Childhood Museum, Douglassville, closed in December 2005.

Museum of Erie GE History, Erie

National Philatelic Museum, Philadelphia, opened in 1948, closed in 1959

Pennsylvania Fishing Museum at Pecks Pond, Dingmans Ferry

People's Place Quilt Museum, Intercourse, closed in 2013

Round Top Museum, Gettysburg, collections now part of the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center

Toy Robot Museum, Adamstown

References

List of museums in Pennsylvania Wikipedia

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