Breakfast with the Trains
All Aboard! This before-hours event includes early access to the trains in action and a continental breakfast in the museum’s café.
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December 2025
Christmas Bird Count Walk at Penguin Court [Laughlintown, PA]
Experienced birders, Tom and Janet Kuehl, will speak of their experience with the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) as we casually stroll around Penguin Court, looking and listening for birds. Hopefully, we see a much-desired species - the red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)!
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Sensory-Friendly Evening: Brandywine Railroad
Individuals on the autism spectrum or with a sensory processing disorder and their families are invited to join us for after-hours access to the Museum’s Brandywine Railroad, a holiday favorite featuring trains running on 2,000 feet of track with more than 1,000 pieces.
Learn MoreBreakfast with the Trains
All Aboard! This before-hours event includes early access to the trains in action and a continental breakfast in the museum’s café.
Learn More Purchase TicketsStories in Focus: A Photo-Inspired Journey
Inspired by the exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade, this workshop is led by nationally acclaimed storyteller and musician TAHIRA, whose work amplifies voices and histories often left unheard. Community members are invited to bring a personal or family photograph as an entry point into exploring Gibbs’s themes of memory, belonging, and representation.
Learn More Purchase TicketsArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreLoving the Less Lovable Virtual Series Kick-off with Maria Rodale
Author of Love Nature Magic, Maria Rodale will kick off Penguin Court's "Loving the Less Lovable" virtual series by sharing her experience speaking with animals and plants that are often viewed as pests through her shamanic journeys.
Learn More Purchase TicketsLoving the Less Lovable: Flies
This virtual presentation aims to highlight the often-overlooked role of flies in our ecosystem, shedding light on their vital contributions to environmental balance, pollination, decomposition, and food webs.
Learn More Purchase TicketsArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreFebruary 2026
Loving the Less Lovable: Snakes
A Certified Wildlife Biologist with a M.S. in Conservation Biology, Casey Bartkus is passionate about an animal that might take the cake when it comes to lesser loved critters: snakes!
Learn More Purchase TicketsArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
Learn MoreLoving the Less Lovable: Ticks
Tick populations are booming, and Pennsylvania is a hotbed of ticks and tick-borne pathogens. A representative of Dare 2B Tick Aware through the PA Lyme Resource Network will share an hour virtual presentation on ticks’ life cycles, preferred habitats, and the diseases they carry.
Learn More Purchase TicketsArt Chat: No Solace in the Shade
Join fellow art enthusiasts at the Museum for a lively discussion of Jerrell Gibbs’ paintings from our special exhibition, Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade.
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