Facilities and Features
The site features a reconstruction of the oil well drilled by "Colonel" Edwin Drake and working oil field equipment. The museum includes indoor and outdoor exhibits and houses a library of over 2,500 titles, over 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) of manuscript material and a photographic collection with over 10,800 images. Programs include the Fall Gas-Up engine show, a spring Heritage Lecture Series, Heritage School Tours, and the Nitroglycerine Show. Visitor services include orientation film, guided tours, a museum store and more.
Nearby attractions are Oil Creek State Park and the Oil Creek and Titusville Railroad.
The State of Pennsylvania has alloted US$6 million for renovation of the museum in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the birth of the oil industry. While the outdoor grounds continue to be open, the museum building closed in November 2009 for renovation and will feature a celebration on August 26, 2012 to show the new permanent exhibit inside.
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