Visitor Information

The Perkins Museum of Geology is located in Delehanty Hall, on the Trinity Campus of the University of Vermont. The museum is dedicated to presenting geologic concepts and processes to students, scholars, and the interested public in a manner that both informs and entertains. The museum is open to all, free of charge, and is handicapped accessible. For information and reservations please call (802)656-8694.

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The Perkins Museum welcomes groups and individuals of all ages. Admission is free to all. Please contact the museum staff at 656-8694 at least one week in advance of your visit to make a reservation. Guided tours are available on a limited basis. Many worksheets and informational handouts are available for general use; these can be requested by calling the museum office. Teachers are asked to provide their own copies of these handouts, as well as pencils and clipboards or notebooks for their students. Coats and backpacks may be left in the lobby rather than in the museum itself.

The museum is open whenever the University is in session. In-session hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM and Saturday-Sunday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Summer and vacation hours are variable. Please contact the museum office prior to visiting the museum, to ensure that it is unlocked.

The museum can comfortably accommodate groups of up to 20-25 individuals. It is recommended that larger groups split up to avoid crowding. Visitors are welcome to eat lunch in the café, or among the trees outside Delehanty Hall. Groups that plan to purchase pizzas or other food from the café are asked to call ahead to notify the café staff, 656-9528. Please do not bring food into the museum.

The Geology Department maintains a pile of waste rocks behind Delehanty Hall. Visitors are welcome to collect samples from this pile; visitors are also welcome to add their unwanted specimens to the pile.

For further information please call 656-8694.

Parking

School buses are allowed to park in the gravel lot behind Delehanty Hall. The University provides visitor parking at meters and in designated lots. Four meters are located on the Trinity Campus; the nearest visitor lots are off East Ave, (by the water tower), and at the Waterman Building on South Prospect St. A shuttle bus connects the Trinity Campus with these, and other areas, of the University.

Parking in reserved Faculty/Staff lots is permitted after hours and on weekends. For detailed information regarding parking please contact Transportation and Parking Services at 656-8686, or visit http://www.uvm.edu/~tpswww/. Information regarding the campus buses is available at 656-8000 (CATS Shuttle Hotline).

Lessor's Quarry

Groups wishing to visit Lessor's Quarry, in South Hero, Vermont, are asked to make a reservation with the Geology Department by calling the museum office at 656-8694. This is imperative, as the Geology Department regularly uses the quarry for various field trips.

Feature exhibits at the Museum

The Charlotte Whale
The Dark Room
Dinosaur Footprints
T-Rex Hologram
The Vermont Collection
Triceratops Skull
SmartBoard Projection System
Hands-on activities include:
Microscopic examination
Identifying rock types