Our museum will reopen at 12:30pm on Wednesday, March 19. Pardon our appearance as renovations continue.
COLLECTIONS BLOG

Three Alchemical Miniatures

An Institute fellow sheds light on an enigmatic trio.

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EVENTS

Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America

Join us in person or online as UPenn professor Beth Linker reveals the surprising origins of our concerns over poor posture.

Wednesday, March 19
Lecture: 6pm-7pm | Reception: 7pm-8pm

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DISTILLATIONS MAGAZINE

Collect Call

In early modern Europe, collecting was a way to press order on a world made increasingly strange by revolutionary ideas and discoveries.

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SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES

Elisabeth Bakker

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month with a biography that highlights the experiences of middle-class women in the history of early chemistry.

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We tell the stories behind the science.

The Science History Institute explores lesser-known and overlooked stories from the history of science and technology. We dive deep into the history of scientific successes and failures, with a focus on expanding knowledge and broadening our understanding of how science and society intersect.

Collect. Preserve. Interpret. Share.

Through research, storytelling, public programming, and educational outreach, we reveal how science is embedded in our daily lives.

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