Pasto Agricultural Museum

At the Top of Main Street

The Pasto Agricultural Museum will be open during Ag Progress Days, daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Throughout APD - Connect the past and present as you step along a timeline of agricultural technology, between the Pasto Agricultural Museum and College Exhibit Building. In partnership with the College of Agricultural Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education, we'll be connecting the past and present-day of agriscience research...look for more details soon! This Ag Progress Days find new exhibits and programming for the whole family at the top of Main Street!

Growing Together "Gourd Life" Series: in partnership with the Penn State Student Farm and Arboretum is underway throughout the season and will included family-friendly hands-on activities Wednesday, Aug. 13 during the show. A summer-long series of programming that lets you follow along as we grow, care for, and process a food crop. This project is open to people of all ages and all levels of growing knowledge and experience.

Aug. 14, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. - noon Ag Lit Day at the Museum:  In partnership with the Penn State University Press and local authors. The event, which is free to the public will include signings and talks by authors of books on Pennsylvania history, Penn State, and the natural world. Penn State University Press will have a table with the authors' books and many more on sale. Check the schedule of authors to be posted on https://agsci.psu.edu/pasto

Inside the Museum

Explore the intersection of science and history in our collections and exhibits that feature tools and technologies that were crafted or manufactured to help produce food and fiber.  New exhibits in the museum:
We'll introduce our first interactive exhibit, "Land & Legacy: A History of the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center and its Landholders," an interactive StoryMap project that explores the research center's historical development and the personal histories of the farms and families that once owned its land.

"Learning by Doing: Miniatures from the WPA Pennsylvania Museum Extension Project" will also be a new exhibit during the show. 

Outside the Museum

Garden boxes in the front of the Museum are being planted with varieties of Cucurbita (squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, gourds, and melons) and will provide educational panels with history and science related to these crops. 

Meeting location outside the Pasto Agricultural Museum,  for Rain Barrel Tour and the Well Head tours provided by the Extension Water Team.