Collections Taxidermy | Collection size 130+ | |
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Established 15 November 2013 (2013-11-15) Location East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Type Natural history museum and Planetarium Founder East Stroudsburg University Public transit access Monroe County Transit Authority Similar Pocono Mountains, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, Camelbeach Waterpark | ||
Schisler museum of wildlife natural history and mcmunn planetarium
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. 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. The museum also includes a display of insects from around the world and a Delaware River aquarium.
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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.
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.
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. 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.
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.