54th (Virtual) Annual Open House
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022
Time: 10:00AM to 3:30PM EST
Event Schedule
Guest Lectures: 10:00 to 3:30 PM EST, held on Zoom
Mineral Sale: 10:00AM to 8:00PM EST, held on Facebook
Children’s Activities: 10:30 AM and 11:30AM EST, held on Zoom
*Details about each event can be found below.*
Check out a special publication written about the history of the Rutgers Geology Museum!
Mineral Sale
- The online Fossil & Mineral sale will run from 10:00am to 8:00pm EST on our Facebook page.
- The sale will be held auction-style, and you must have a Facebook Account to place a bid.
- NJ sales tax will be charged on all sales.
- Payments will be taken online. Winning bidders will receive details and must complete payment by Monday, 1/31 @ 8PM EST.
- Items purchased must be picked up at the Museum during one of the below times.
- Friday, February 4th, 1PM-4PM
- Saturday, February 5th, 11AM-2PM
Lecture Series
All lectures will be held on Zoom, as well as Live-Streamed to Facebook.
- 10:00 AM: Curating a Culture of Curiosity: Strategies for Managing a Natural History Collection in the Deep South
- Presented by Amy Moe-Hoffman, Instructor of Geology at Mississippi State University and Curator at the Dunn-Seiler Museum
- Presentation Recording
- 11:30 AM: Nineteenth Century Geology and the Creation of America’s First Geology Museum
- Presented by Dr. Lauren Adamo, Rutgers Geology Museum Director
- Presentation Recording
- 1:00 PM: Why Mary Anning Rocks
- Presented by Anya Pearson, Trustee of the Mary Anning Rocks Project
- Presentation Recording
- 2:30 PM: A Scientific and Architectural History of the Geology Museum
- Presented by Dr. Carla Yanni, Professor of Art History at Rutgers & Carol McCarty, Independent Researcher in the Rutgers History Department
- Presentation Recording
Children's Activities
All childrens' activities will be held on Zoom. Pre-registration is not required.
Check out our new Geology Museum Coloring Sheets! Feel free to print these and color them during the activity sessions!
10:30-11:30 AM EST: Paper Plate Spider Crabs
11:30 AM-12:30 PM EST: Mummy Madness!
- Paper Plate Spider Crabs
- In order to participate, you will need to bring a few items with you to this virtual activity session.
- A paper or styrofoam bowl/plate (body)
- Construction paper or pipe cleaners (legs & claws)
- Paint/markers (color pattern)
- Googly eyes (optional)
- Scissors
- Glue or scotch tape
- In order to participate, you will need to bring a few items with you to this virtual activity session.
- Mummy Madness!
- In order to participate, you will need to bring a few items with you to this activity session.
- Printed copy of the Mummy Template
- If you do not have a printer, you can use white construction paper instead
- White tissue paper or toilet paper
- Scissors
- Glue or Scotch Tape
- Printed copy of the Mummy Template
- In order to participate, you will need to bring a few items with you to this activity session.