Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art

Thank you to the The North American Reciprocal Museum Association (NARM) for featuring the Eyes on America exhibit on their social media pages today and on the homepage of their website in the new Daily Features section. https://narmassociation.org/daily-features/

The Everhart Museum stands as a #proudpollingsite. We hope to see you today as you exercise your right to vote to make your voice heard and affect change in our community! "The 1920’s The Migrants Arrive and Cast Their Ballots" from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio, Spirit of Independence 1974 Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) Serigraph on paper... EM Collection, 76.18 See more

Do you know a true folk artist or a practitioner of cultural arts? The Everhart is looking for Folk & Traditional Artists - and we need YOU to help us reach them! We’re looking for experienced artists in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, or Wyoming county - people with deep roots in their art form and/or traditions, who should be considered for our Folk & Traditional Arts Roster. We’d love to meet the folks you know who are carrying on their traditions! Please e...mail your recommendations to us by November 20th to: [email protected] For more information: everhart-museum.org/folkartapplication

Get behind the Everhart Museum and bring John Oliver's works to #NEPA Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Let's get the momentum going! Application is in - selected museums receive $10,000 and $10,000 will go to a local food bank!! Bring John Oliver to Scranton, Pennsylvania WNEP-TV

The Everhart is looking for Folk & Traditional Artists! Our goal is to identify traditional & folk artists in this region, create a curated Roster of those artists, assist them in keeping their traditional practices alive, and increase public access to folk arts. Are you a folk or traditional artist in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, or Wyoming county who would like to be considered for the Folk Arts Roster? Applications will open on Friday, October 30th and a...re due Sunday, November 29, 2020. More information, including the application itself, is available at: https://everhart-museum.org/folkartapplication/ An online information session for all interested applicants will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 6-7 pm. To register and receive the meeting link, please email [email protected] This project was made possible through the Folk and Traditional Arts Infrastructure Program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal agency. The PCA Folk and Traditional Arts Partner organization in this region is The Everhart Museum in Scranton, PA.

Are you teaching from home and looking for enrichment for your children? We now have at-home-educator packets available for purchase! Our Mini’s & Junior’s Art Curriculum includes full lesson plans, printed images, and links to pre-recorded videos for k-8th grade students. Cost: $15 for both 7-week packets.... For more information, click HERE: http://ow.ly/KSyY50C6mY6

Virtual School Tours bring the Everhart Museum into your learning space! Museum educators will use visual thinking strategies and object-based learning to facilitate deep learning, supporting critical thinking and promoting visual literacy. Themed tours are connected to national educational standards. Learn more about booking HERE: http://ow.ly/8s3B50C5cxU

Special thanks to Dr. Hartman from Marywood University and Lisa Mazzarella from WVIA for this terrific interview about the Creative Expression Lab and what wonderful work the students of Marywood's Art Therapy Program are doing for the children in our community.

With over 500 bird specimen on display, and 2000 more in storage, many visitors often ask where the Museum's collection of birds came from. This week's blog post begins a series that will profile the cast of characters who have worked over the course of nearly 100 years to put together the Everhart’s massive inventory of birds! Click the link below to read about Ziba the Sure Shot Scott! http://ow.ly/7aH250C0ax5

Only a few spots left! Deadline to reserve a spot for tomorrow evenings tour has been extended to 5:00 PM today. Reservations in advance are required.