The Collections
The Pember Museum collections are a wonderful example of the biodiversity of the area 100 years ago, and also include specimens from around the world.
There are over 7,000 objects in the collections of the Pember Museum, covering a wide variety of natural history subjects. Nearly 80% of the collections are on display. Specimens include vertebrate (birds, mammals, and reptiles) and invertebrate animals (insects, arachnids and sea life), rocks and minerals, fossils, some anthropological and historical materials, and a herbarium (dried plant specimens).
NEWS
Pember closed 2/7/2026
The Pember will be closed Saturday 2/7/2026
Friends of the Pember Book Sale
Friends of the Pember Has a book sale every saturday 10-12 in the Book Room at The Pember Library
Mad Scientist Club -ages 6-11
Read it and Eat Book Club 2026
Holiday hours
New Exhibit!
On November 8, Kathye McCarthy donated an oil painting of a snowshoe hare to the museum. It’s not just any painting, but one that Roy Egg created of a mount we loan to educators and artists! We are excited to showcase this exquisite piece sitting next to the varying hare.
For those who don’t know Roy Egg (Leroy Horne), you can read an article the Rutland Herald wrote about him (2006/2018) – But is it art? Please note that his shop is no longer open.
President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush hosted Roy at the White House to award his prize-winning painted egg that is archived in the White House Gallery. You can view Roy’s egg here – George W. Bush Whitehouse Archives
