Posted: August 15, 2023

The Penn State Museum Consortium will hold the fall 2023 "Night at the Museums" on September 28. Participating museums across University Park campus will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. -- a chance for students, staff, faculty and the community to visit these unique and interesting museums and collections.

The Penn State Museum Consortium will be holding the spring 2023 ‘Night at the Museums’ on April 20. Participating museums on the University Park campus will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

The Penn State Museum Consortium will be holding the spring 2023 ‘Night at the Museums’ on April 20. Participating museums on the University Park campus will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

On this special evening, you can stroll the lighted pathways of The Arboretum at Penn State, light up the fluorescent mineral exhibit in the EMS Museum & Art Gallery, and stand on the scale at the historic Armsby Respiration Calorimeter.

You can also visit the Palmer Museum of Art for "Art After Hours: Going out on a High," visit the Art Alley in the HUB-Robeson Center, discover new plants at the PAC Herbarium, learn about moving museum collections at the Matson Museum of Anthropology, and pose with the Rose Bowl Trophy at the All-Sports Museum.

Participating Museums  include: the Armsby Respiration Calorimeter Museum, Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum & Art Gallery, Arboretum at Penn State, Frost Entomological Museum, HUB-Robeson Galleries, Matson Museum of Anthropology, PAC Herbarium, All-Sports Museum

Admittance to the museums is free and open to the public.

Don’t forget to complete your Penn State Museum passport while you’re there!