Iron Hill Museum


Iron Hill Museum (also known as Iron Hill Science Center) is a museum in Newark, Delaware, in the United States. Since 1968 it was located in a former African-American school, but moved to the new building in 2016.[1][2][3]

The museum has year-round permanent displays of the local flora and fauna, local and international rock and mineral specimens, regional fossil specimens, local artifacts, and representation of the history of Iron Hill.[4]

Exhibits

  • "Please Touch Wall". This exhibit allows people to see and feel the texture of different items such as turtle shell and petrified wood.[5]
  • "The Lenape People". This displays the materials used by the historical Lenape people who only made used of the items in their surroundings.[5]
  • "Rocks and Minerals". This collection shows the different rocks and minerals from Delaware and all over the world.[5]
  • "Fluorescent Rock Room". This display shows rocks that change color when exposed to ultraviolet light.[5]
  • "Taxidermy Collection". This collection displays different animals such as turtles, turkeys, deer, bears, hawks and foxes.[5]
  • "Under the Sea". This exhibit shows various shell types and shapes.[5]
  • "Delaware’s Prehistoric Sea Life". This collection depicted the different creatures (such as mosasaur) that crawled along the seafloor that eventually became Delaware.[5]

Other offerings

Iron Hill Museum also offers programs on Earth Science, Natural History, Archaeology, and Native Americans. It also has historical dioramas with miniatures created by Marnie King.[6] History lovers can take a nature walk which is connected to connected to Mason-Dixon Trail and visit the place of the Battle of Iron Hill.[6]

The museum's previous building can also be visited. It was built by Pierre S. duPont in 1923 and was a former African-American school. It is one of the last remaining schools of this kind in the region.[6]

References

  1. ^ "History of the build – Iron Hill Science Center". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  2. ^ Brown, Robin (May 3, 2015). "Delaware Backstory: Historic day for Iron Hill Museum". The News Journal. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Shannon, Josh (September 1, 2015). "Iron Hill Museum prepares for move". Newark Post. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Visit A Participating Museum For Free on 4/4/20". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Exhibits – Iron Hill Science Center". Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ a b c "Delaware Ecotourism at ecoDelaware.com : Iron Hill Science Center". www.ecodelaware.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.

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