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astc.org. The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit history museum at 300 North Street in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It is run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to preserve and interpret the Commonwealth's history and culture. [1] It is a part of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.
This list of museums in Pennsylvania encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
A city style marker in Philadelphia, the state's largest city Clickable map of Pennsylvania counties. This is a list of Pennsylvania State Historical Markers which were first placed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1914 and are currently overseen by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as part of its Historical Markers Program.
In 1941, a 28 acres (110,000 m 2) Ephrata tract of land with remaining buildings was conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for use as a state historical site. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission led excavations there which, among other things, uncovered the Cloister's use as a hospital during the Revolutionary War (1775–83).
Opening date. September 27, 1910. The Pennsylvania State Memorial[2] is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The memorial stands along Cemetery Ridge, the Union battle line on July 2, 1863. [3]
300 North Street. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120, U.S. 40°15′57″N 76°53′6.5″W / 40.26583°N 76.885139°W / 40.26583; -76.885139. Agency executives. Nancy Moses, Chair. Andrea W. Lowery, Executive Director. Website. www.phmc.state.pa.us. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) is the governmental agency of ...
Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation was founded in 1983 to support the work of the PHMC in the preservation of Pennsylvania's history. It is governed by a 15-member, volunteer board of directors, and operated on a day-to-day basis by two paid staff members who participate in administrative, community engagement, charitable giving and/or grants management activities..
The museum is open every day except Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Every third Thursday of the month, the museum is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with free admission as part of the museum's ...