Welcome!

The Cape May Point Science Center is dedicated to providing unique opportunities and funding for environmental advocacy, education, and research.

The Science Center will open for the 2024 season on Friday May 3rd. Our May schedule is Friday - Sunday, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm, with tours at 10 am and 12 pm.

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In the middle of the Atlantic flyway, a special building with a rich history is being preserved to become a world-class environmental science center. What has served throughout the centuries as a hotel, hospital, and religious retreat is becoming a beacon for research, education, funding, and advocacy opportunities at one of the most renowned ecological intersections of marine, insect, and avian species.

As a non-profit organization, The Center depends on the generosity of our donors to make our mission possible.

Brief History of the Building

 

Historic American Building Survey

 

Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia Archive

Shoreham Hotel | 1889 – 1893

Philadelphia Home for Aged and Infirm Colored People | 1893 – 1898

Randall T. Hazzard, Private Hotel Ownership | 1898 – 1909

Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia, Saint Mary by the Sea Retreat | 1909 – 2022

U.S. Army, Use of Property | 1941 – 1946

Cape May Point Science Center | Est. March 28, 2022

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The Signal and The Noise

In March of 2023, the Cape May Point ‘Orca’stra came together to record the song The Signal and The Noise. This is a song that themes around migration and is what the Cape May Point Science Center stands for. Check out the official music video that was filmed here at the CMPSC below.