Delaware County Institute of Science

Delaware County Institute of Science Admission to the museum is FREE.

The museum exhibits mounted birds and animals, an herbarium of Delaware County plants and other areas; fossils, shells, and corals from around the world; animal skulls, bird nests and eggs, butterflies, spiders, insects, and miscellaneous collections. The museum exhibits mounted birds and animals, an herbarium of Delaware County plants and other areas, fossils, shells, and corals from around the world, a microscope collection, and miscellaneous other collections that are available for study.

Did you know that if you have an android phone, you can use the sensors built into the phone to make all sources of meas...
05/23/2026

Did you know that if you have an android phone, you can use the sensors built into the phone to make all sources of measurements -- sound, light, GPS, etc. See:

Your phone is a scientific suite disguised as a doomscrolling device.

Video of the talk is here:
05/12/2026

Video of the talk is here:

Peter Arrell Browne, a nineteenth-century naturalist and early member of the Delaware County Institute of Science, gained international renown for his collec...

05/11/2026
#4 Reason to give to DCIS on Delcogives May 6-7; ! Let's get to $1,000 in donations by LUNCH on 5/7!!! Achievment unl...
05/07/2026

#4 Reason to give to DCIS on Delcogives May 6-7; ! Let's get to $1,000 in donations by LUNCH on 5/7!!! Achievment unlocked! Thank you all who support and donate to the DCIS! Delcogives was a wonderful event, raised over 2million and had a great community closing event down at the Philadelphia Union WSFS indoor soccer field!

#3 Reason to give to DCIS on Delcogives May 6-7; as a Natural History Museum since 1833. We preserve a museum in the...
05/06/2026

#3 Reason to give to DCIS on Delcogives May 6-7; as a Natural History Museum since 1833. We preserve a museum in the spirit of the era of scientific exploration and discovery!

The Delaware County Institute of Science: A Hidden GemThe Delaware County Institute of Science is a hiddentreasure of a museum nestled in the heart of Media, Pennsylvania. Despite its bustlinglocation and accessibility via public transportation from nearby towns,

05/06/2026

“A Close Brush With History, The Curious Collection of Peter A. Browne, an illustrated lecture by Robert McCracken Peck”

Monday, 5/11/26, at 7:30 PM
Doors open at 7 PM
11 Veterans Sq., Media, PA 19063
This lecture will also be live-streamed on the DCIS Facebook Channel!

What will the lecture cover, I hear you ask?

Peter Arrell Browne, a nineteenth-century naturalist and early member of the Delaware County Institute of Science, gained international renown for his collection of human hair. Thirty years before Charles Darwin revolutionized our understanding of the descent of man, Browne tied to trace human origins by collecting hair from around the world. His remarkable collection, the largest of its kind ever made, includes scores of celebrities from Napoleon Bonaparte and George Washington to Thomas Jefferson and a dozen other U. S. presidents. It is the subject of Peck’s book, Specimens of Hair, The Curious Collection of Peter A. Browne. Don’t miss this delightful presentation about Browne’s significant brush with history!

Northern Lights -- interesting article (you can click to the article without enrolling):
04/25/2026

Northern Lights -- interesting article (you can click to the article without enrolling):

The nation’s northern region has led the scientific quest to understand the aurora borealis. This summer, a 10,000-antenna radar is expected to begin the next phase of exploration.

Address

11 Veterans Square
Media, PA
19063

Opening Hours

10am - 1pm

Telephone

(610) 566-5126

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