Gillespie Museum
- Address
- DeLand, Florida
- Website
- The listed website appears to be offline (checked Oct 2026).
About Gillespie Museum
The Gillespie Museum is located in DeLand, Florida, on the Stetson University campus. It houses one of the largest gem and mineral collections in the southeast.
Thomas Byrd and Nellie Gillespie began collecting after being struck by the beauty of a particularly fine mineral collection on display in Seattle in the 1930s. Assisted by mineralogists Edwin Over and Arthur Montgomery, their collection grew to include a considerable number of specimens spanning a wide range of species. After nearly three decades of collecting, the Gillespies donated a significant part of their collection to Stetson University in 1958. They continued to offer financial support for the acquisition of outstanding specimens, in addition to gifting more of their personal collection for years to come.
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Gillespie Museum; the closest, Historic Clothing and Textiles Collection, is practically next door.
