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The Orton Museum will be closed Friday, August 14
The museum gallery will be closed but Orton Hall will be open, and visitors can view the dinosaur and other displays in the atrium and corridor of Orton Hall.
The Wadsworth Meteorite
On the morning of March 17, 2026, a bolide was observed streaking across Lake Erie toward northeastern Ohio. Sonic booms were heard in the Cleveland area, and doorbell cameras captured images of…
Orton Geological Museum Celebrates America 250
The Orton Geological Museum, in collaboration with the Ohio Statehouse Museum and the ODNR Division of Geological Survey, is celebrating America 250 with a Fossil Fest at the Ohio Statehouse. The…
Curating a Historical Geological Collection
In 2025, much of the historic 19th century geological collection reposited at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, was transferred to the Orton Geological Museum for long-term safekeeping…