The EMS Musuem & Art Gallery's Advisory Board members are drawn from the faculty, staff, alumni, and students of the college and the University, as well as local and regional educators, learners, and entrepreneurs.
Content Administrator
The EMS Musuem & Art Gallery currently has a director, assistant director, and an adjunct curator of collections. Occassionally, there will be an interns or volunteers on staff.
Museum & Art Gallery Staff
The Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery's 2018-2023 Strategic Institutional Plan is based upon consideration of the mission of the museum and the needs of the museum's primary constituents – the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), as well as the university community as a whole, local K-12 students and teachers, and regional learners of all ages and backgrounds.
We have outlined five major goals comprised of incremental goals that we strive to fulfill during the five-year timeline. The work required, parties responsible, resources required, timeframes proposed, and evaluation criteria related to fulfilling these goals are detailed in the accompanying document (Appendix A). While the objectives of these goals are fixed, the methods and conditions to attain them may transition over time.
The EMS Museum & Art Gallery has had many successes from 2004 to now. It is important that an institution recognizes and celebrates its successes. The list of accomplishments is truly impressive but we cannot rest on these laurels and we must move forward to reach the next level of accomplishments. Please review the following list of highlights and accomplishments realized since 2004.
The primary activity for the EMS Museum & Art Gallery this past year has been finalizing the core documents required for accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the primary professional organization for museums in North America.
You can contact us by email at museum@ems.psu.edu or you may call 814-863-6017.
EMS Museum & Art Gallery Staff
We are committed to ensuring the Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery is a safe, inclusive, and respectful place for all visitors and museum staff. Help us make the museum an enjoyable place for everyone by being considerate of each other and the gallery space, exhibits, specimens, art, and objects on display. The museum’s exhibition gallery is located on the ground floor of the Deike Building on Penn State’s University Park campus. The gallery is open to everyone and is always free of charge.
Photography is allowed and encouraged in Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery. When taking pics and videos, please be aware of your surroundings and other visitors. To ensure the health and safety of museum visitors, staff, and exhibits the use of tripods, selfie sticks, or flash photography are prohibited. Note: the visual stimuli of light flashes can trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy.
Sketching is allowed and encouraged in Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery. Please use graphite pencils only when sketching or taking notes in the galleries. The use of ink or gel pens, paints, crayons, pastels, or colored pencils is discouraged.
Service animals are welcome in the gallery. Each animal must be clearly identified by visual indicators such as a vest or harness. Other animals are not permitted in the building or gallery.
Please do not touch objects, art, and specimens on display in the gallery unless they are labelled as touchable. Help us protect the EMS Museum & Art Gallery collections on display.