The displays and research collections of minerals include many from famous localities in the area. The museum also houses the original plate blocks used to print Samuel Gordon’s 1922 Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. Additionally, specimens brought from the mineral prospects of the West by members of the Delaware County Institute of Science during the 1800′s can be viewed and studied. Delaware County Institute of Science
11 Veterans Square
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
(610) 566-5126
delcoscience.org
Pennsylvania Veterans Museum
The Museum opened Veterans Day 2005, and contains a wealth of memorabilia, artifacts and displays from World War I through the Korean War. Interactive kiosks tell first-hand accounts of war experiences of veterans from World War II and the Korean War. The Museum seeks to ensure that current and future generations understand the true nature of war, and recognize the sacrifices made for our freedom and security.
The primary focus of the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum is to educate the public, especially our youth, of the sacrifices made by U.S veterans to keep them free.
Featured Exhibits include:
- U.S. Navy and Marines – Learn about kamikaze attacks and island warfare against the Japanese.
- D-Day Highlights – A life size diorama of D-Day highlights the Invasion of Normandy and includes a tribute to the Band of Brothers.
- Korean War Exhibit – Our Korean War exhibit features a life size soldier in action along with a display of veterans' personal memorabilia.
- Women in War – Explore how women and children helped during wartime in our Home Front and Women in the War exhibits.
- Paratroopers Kiosk – The Paratroopers interactive kiosk will thrill with first-hand accounts of jumping into combat. People of all ages are invited to try on a parachute backpack.
- U.S. Army Air Corps – Learn about the US Army Air Corps through an interactive kiosk featuring the famous Tuskegee Airmen
Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5pm
Open for special hours on Veterans Day and Memorial Day
ADMISSION IS FREE
Pennsylvania Veterans Museum
Media Armory
12 East State Street
Media, PA 19063
Phone 610.566.0788
paveteransmuseum.org
Christian C. Sanderson Museum
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| Portrait of Chris Sanderson by Andrew Wyeth |
The Sanderson Museum is a tribute to the life and collection of one man, Christian C. Sanderson. A private non-profit organization founded in 1967, the year after Sanderson’s death, the Museum contains thousands of artifacts pertaining not only to local Chadds Ford history, but to American history as well. This juxtaposition of local artifacts and those of countrywide significance puts a small town man’s life into a national context.
Chris’s fascination with history and the importance of the “living records” of history has culminated in a collection of archives, memories and actual physical remains of days long gone but, thanks to Chris, days well remembered.
Open: March – November, Saturdays and Sundays
Hours: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Christian C. Sanderson Museum
1755 Creek Road
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
610-388-6545
sandersonmuseum.org/
Sports Legends Museum of Delaware County
The first floor includes the Mickey Vernon Gallery, dedicated to Delco Baseball lore; the Jane Barkman/Mary Ellen Clark Wide World of Women’s Sports gallery and the home-town Radnor Township Sports Atrium gallery.
On the second floor are the Ted Meredith Olympic Gallery; the Emlen Tunnell Football Gallery; the Jack Ramsay Basketball Gallery and the All-Sports Gallery.
All galleries display personal memorabilia from Delco Athletes in their respective specialized fields. In all, there are 150 years of Delaware County Sports History on display at Delco’s only sports museum–all of which are sure to impress. An added incentive to visit is that admission is free. Donations are appreciated via our website. Hours are 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday and from 11am to 2pm on Saturday.
Sports Legends Museum of Delaware County
Radnor Township Municipal Building,
301 Iven Avenue
Radnor, PA 19085
SportsLegendsofDelawareCounty.com