Everhart Museum, Art and natural history museum in Nay Aug Park, Scranton, Pennsylvania, US.
The Everhart Museum is an art and natural history museum set inside Nay Aug Park in Scranton, Pennsylvania, bringing together artworks, birds, mammals, minerals, and fossils under one roof. The building sits within a public park, so the green surroundings are part of the visit from the moment you arrive.
The museum was founded in 1908 by Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart, a Civil War surgeon who was also a skilled taxidermist and wanted his collection to be open to the public. It was one of the first public museums in Pennsylvania, at a time when few such institutions existed outside large cities.
The museum shows works by artists from northeastern Pennsylvania alongside handcrafted objects from other parts of the world. This side-by-side display lets visitors compare local traditions with those from far away without leaving a single building.
The museum sits inside Nay Aug Park, so it is easy to combine a visit with a walk through the park grounds. Arriving with some extra time is a good idea if you want to see both the indoor collections and the outdoor park without feeling rushed.
The museum was once the target of an art theft in which two works from the collection disappeared and were never recovered. The incident drew attention to the fact that a small-city museum could hold pieces valuable enough to attract thieves.
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