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The Gillespie Museum of Minerals is Stetson University's Earth science museum. Its collection of 20,000 mineral, rock, and fossil specimens--one of the oldest and largest in the southeastern US--has developed over the past fifty years into a center for environmental education. Exhibits and displays include geology, native Florida ecosystems and plant landscapes, minerals and mining, and fluorescent rocks. The Museum is sited in a Flordia native plant landscape and the adjacent Rinker Environmental Learning Center (RELC) provides opportunities for community gardening, environmental programming, and outdoor activities.
The RELC, which opened on Earth Day 2009, is Stetson University's newest green building. Constructed of local, recycled, and energy efficient materials, it also features a geo-thermal loop for heating and cooling, along with a rainwater collection system for its restroom facilities. Funded in partnership with the Marshall and Vera Lee Rinker Foundation and the Volusia County ECHO program, the Center offers a "smart" classroom and outdoor teaching areas for Stetson University academic programs, as well as for community and civic groups with a committed environmental mission. Contact the Gillespie Museum staff, gillespiemuseum@stetson.edu, for additional information about current programming or reservations.
MUSEUM HOURS & ADMISSION FEES
Tuesday-Friday, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Walk-In Visitors:
- Adults...................................$2.00
- Children(Under 15).............$1.00
- Seniors.................................$1.00
- Adult Groups........................$1.00/Person
Educational Programs (Classes K-12, Scouts, Home-School Groups):
- Students...............................$2.00
- Teachers/Chaperones........No Charge
Click here for additional Educational Program details
Click here for additional Saturday Program details
SPRING 2012
February 4, 10am-1pm: For the Love of Rocks & Minerals
March 24, 10am-1pm: Save a Sandhill Ecosystem
April 13: Green Symposium
April 14: Participation in a Green Affair, Indiana Ave., Downtown DeLand
April 21: Earth Day at the Gillespie Welcome ECHO Rangers!
April 27, 3-5pm: Arbor Day
FALL 2011
September 20: Educational Programs/Field Trips begin for fall semester
September 24, 10am-1pm: Smithsonian Museum Day - Opening of new exhibition, Ross Allen & Florida Natural History
September 29, 7pm: Lecture: Ross Allen & Florida's Natural History, Professor Jay Mechling
October 29, 10am-1pm:Mostly Green Halloween, Celebrate outside the candy box
November 3, 7pm: T.B. & Nellie Gillepsie and Ravine Gardens, Speaker: Alfred Bea, park services specialist from Ravine Gardens State Park
November 17: Last day for Educational Programs/Field Trips
November 19, 10am-1pm: Scout-orama & Rock Hound Round-Up, Earn a badge; start a collection
December 1&2, 10am-4pm: Holiday Open House