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Morgantown, WV
Morgantown, WV Museums highlight various industries that have helped this area become what it is today. Stop by for self-guided or guided tours through a turn-of-the century pharmacy, a steam engine roller mill, a railroad depots, as well as permanent and visiting art exhibits.
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Manuscripts, photographs, books, oral histories and maps to aid those investigating West Virginia and the central Appalachian region. Located on WVU’s Downtown Campus in Wise Library. libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollectionCook Hayman Pharmacy Museum
Created to preserve the fast-disappearing implements and elements of pharmacy practice that had been in existence since West Virginia became a state in 1863, the Cook-Hayman Pharmacy Museum at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy houses a unique collection of 18th and 19th century pharmacy memorabilia. Tours available by appointment: https://pharmacy.hsc.wvu.edu/about-the-sop/cook-hayman-pharmacy-museum/schedule-a-tour/ Easton Roller Mill
Antique steam engine, roller mills used in grinding wheat and mill stones are all on display at Easton Roller Mill.Morgantown History Museum
A unique view of Morgantown’s High Street in the mid-twentieth century. Over 70 slides created from B/W photos taken in Feb, 1962. Featured Permanent Exhibit: Morgan Shirt Co. including photographs, patterns, dyes, an automated sewing machine using memory chips and shirts.Old Morgantown Glass Collector’s Guild Glass Museum
Open Wed-Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m., closed Mon-Tue. Please email us to schedule special times and dates.Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum
Royce J. and Caroline B. Watts Museum – dedicated to the Mining and Petroleum Industries features a wide collection of mining paraphernalia. Items represent different eras in mining and oil/gas drilling, and features a wide array of coal mining artifacts, books, scrip, photographs, etc. Free admission. Located in the Mineral Resources Building – Evansdale Campus […]
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Celebrating and preserving the history of coal and the coal boom era in Monongalia County, representing 13 communities that were put together as coal camps when the boom attracted men to work the mines from 19 countries in Europe, Eastern Europe, Mexico and African Americans from the South. Features a coal camp gift shop! Open […]Spark! Imagination and Science Center
Looking for a fun and educational activity? Visit North Central West Virginia’s only children’s museum and science center today! The whole family will love exploring our interactive science, engineering, and imagination exhibits together. Dig for dinosaur fossils, engineer a ball ramp, build with giant blocks, investigate nanoscience, discover Space Weather, play dress-up and much […]West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
The Survey is housed in a converted state park lodge that overlooks Cheat Lake. There is a mini-museum displaying minerals, fossils, casts of T-Rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Allosaurus skulls and a full-sized Edmontosaurus dinosaur mounted on the wall.
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For more than 30 years, the Planetarium at West Virginia University has given communities a glimpse into worlds beyond our own. Professionally produced shows are offered at the Planetarium featuring topics like constellations, Galilean Moons, The Solar System, Gravitational Waves, Hidden Figures’ astrophysicist Katherine Johnson, Dynamic Earth, Black Holes, Dark Matter, Solar Superstorms, Super Volcanoes, […]
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