The North Museum of Nature and Science is a museum in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...
, specialising in
natural history, part of
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It employs 175 full-time faculty members and has a student body of approximately 2,400 full-time students. It was founded upon the merger of Fran ...
.
History
The museum was founded in 1953 with help from local businessman Hugh M. North. It became independent from the college in 1992.
In 2014, the museum underwent a renovation before reopening in 2015.
Exhibits
* Birds
* Fossils - Contains several dinosaur fossils and an authentic
moa
Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand.
The term has also come to be used for chicken in many Polynesian cultures and is found in the names of many chicken recipes, such as
Kale moa and Moa Samoa.
Moa or MOA may also refer ...
skeleton.
* Rocks and Minerals
* Live Animals
External links
Website
References
{{Museums in Pennsylvania
Natural history museums in Pennsylvania
Museums in Pennsylvania
Museums in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Paleontology in Pennsylvania
Dinosaur museums in the United States