The EMS Museum & Art Gallery on the first floor of the Deike Building at University Park is our primary venue for exhibits and programs. Large and small exhibits rotate and change on a regular basis. Most exhibits are in collaboration with EMS faculty, staff, and students.
Blue and White
Minerals come in a variety of shapes and colors. This display shows common and not-so-common minerals that fall into two familiar colors seen on the campus of Penn State, blue and white.
Retiring the Canary: MSA and Early Gas Detection in Mining
"Retiring the Canary: MSA and Early Gas Detection in Mining" is an exhibit developed by intern Clark Cushing.
Stories Trapped Underfoot: What ‘metamorphic soles’ tell us about subduction
Stories Trapped Underfoot: What ‘metamorphic soles’ tell us about subduction, is an exhibit created in collaboration with Geosciences faculty Josh Garber and Sarah Ambrozak as part of an NSF Broader Impacts project.
Pride Rocks!
This exhibit launched in time for the 2024 State College Pride Festival. Developed by Geosciences PhD student Denali Kinkaid, the exhibit uses geological specimens to tell the stories of significant LGBTQA+ scientists and events.
The Glow of History: Mine Lamps through Time
Student intern, Riley Morgan collaboratively developed "The Glow of History: Mine Lamps through Time" after working with the mine lighting collection in the EMS Museum.