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Steidle Collection of American Industrial Art
The Steidle collection of American industrial art
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  • A student holds a large mastodon tusk
    Geosciences undergraduate uses research tools to solve mastodon mysteries
  • A person with glasses in front of green trees
    EarthTalks: Widga to discuss museums as partners in broader impact activities
  • A white museum building with green grass in the foreground. At dusk.
    Penn State's ‘Night at the Museums' to be held at University Park campus May 1
  • Two hands hold a yellow-brown fossil wolf jaw
    Rare dire wolf bone logged by undergraduate student at Penn State
  • A student works with a stream table in a lab
    For fourth graders, earth science lessons come to life at Penn State
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6 Deike Building
University Park campus

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Monday to Friday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed weekends and University holidays
Admission is always free

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Current Exhibits

The gallery of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum is one of the primary venues for communicating EMS science to the public. Exhibits reflect current research across the College's five departments as well as the history of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State. Exhibits feature objects from the museum collections and the Steidle Collection of Industrial Art. 

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Wonders of Work and Labor

The paintings and prints of the Steidle Collection capture the power and beauty of industry. The images, potent reminders of earlier vigorous industrial development in America, are a visual record connecting fine arts, industry, and education before World War II. Established and expanded by Edward Steidle during his tenure at The Pennsylvania State University, the collection, with its unique focus on the mineral industries, is one of the most comprehensive assemblages of American industrial art. The Steidle Collection is preserved and exhibited by the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery.

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