Events
![Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/treatise_adulterations_food_poisons_title_page_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![frontispiece plate of illustrations of the blood spectra](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/blood_spectra_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![women in lab](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/woman_using_nitrometer-446x328.jpeg)
Women in Chemistry Tour
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
![award medals and plaque](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shi_awards_medals-446x328.jpeg)
Science History Institute Awards 2024
Join us in celebrating the outstanding achievements of MIT professor Paula Hammond, TIAX founder Kenan Sahin, and Scripps CEO Peter Schultz.
![Illustration of sheep in a meadow](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/now_is_the_time_sheep_ad-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science: Mothers of Science
This family-friendly program highlights the many women who have contributed to and transformed their scientific fields!
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Oral History Training Institute
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
![detail of a mosaic depicting Black Bottom at University City High School](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/university-city-high-school_mosaic-446x328.jpg)
Community Archaeology in the West Philadelphia Neighborhood of Black Bottom
Archaeologists Sarah Linn and Megan Kassabaum will discuss an ongoing project to excavate and share hidden stories of the neighborhood from the 19th century to the present.
![Collage showing news clips about Tuskegee syphilis experiment, and photograph of patients.](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/innate_podart_900x600x300_bad_blood-446x313.jpeg)
How Science Invented the Myth of Race: Bad Blood, Bad Science
In the fourth session of this Roundtable course, we explore how faulty beliefs about race biology influence American medicine.
![Illustration of medicinal plants](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/plate_14_medicinal_plants-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![indigo dye puck](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/barlows_indigo_blue_dye_puck-446x328.jpeg)
Dyes & Textiles Tour
This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.
![Clara Bow in front of a car being repaired](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/wings-446x328.jpg)
The Power of Hollywood: A Conversation on ‘American Energy Cinema’
Raechel Lutz and Conevery Bolton Valencius analyze Hollywood films that feature energy as historical objects.
![12 colorful illustrations from 1886 of various fats under a microscope.](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crystals_of_fats-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/treatise_adulterations_food_poisons_title_page_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/environmental_tests_pamphlet-446x313.jpeg)
Science & Activism Tour
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
![colorful pattern resembling wide bricks](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/brand_bricks-446x328.png)
There Will Be No First Friday Event in June
Instead, join us on Saturday, June 8, for Curious Histories Fest: Color Your World!
![colorful pinwheel-like formation over orange](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/severon_cationic_dyes_cover-446x328.png)
Curious Histories Fest: Color Your World
Celebrate the color in your life at our second annual festival of science, history, exploration, and experimentation.
![Women in lab coat using a spectrophotometer](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/jeanette_clarke_using_spectrophotometer-446x328.jpeg)
Women in Chemistry Tour
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
![illustration of two women in swimsuits standing on the beach](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/marvelous_colors_cole_suit_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![graphic showing a person in a mask and a scientific instrument](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/race_correction_900x600-446x313.jpeg)
How Science Invented the Myth of Race: Race Correction
In the fifth and final session of this Roundtable course, we show how racial bias is built into medical instruments and introduce the medical students and doctors working to change it.
![12 colorful illustrations from 1886 of various fats under a microscope.](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crystals_of_fats-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![woman in apron dyeing cloth in a basin](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/its_easy_to_dye-446x328.jpeg)
Dyes & Textiles Tour
This “drop-in” tour highlights the science of natural dyes and textiles, the technology behind synthetic clothing, and the impact of fashion on human health and the environment.
![Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/treatise_adulterations_food_poisons_title_page_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![frontispiece plate of illustrations of the blood spectra](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/blood_spectra_crop-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![Illustration of sheep in a meadow](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/now_is_the_time_sheep_ad-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![Black and white photo portrait of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dr-bettye-washington-greene_dow-446x328.jpg)
Storytelling as Pedagogy: Historical Biographies in STEM and Social Studies
The 2024 Cain Conference will explore how the stories of diverse scientists can empower young girls and people of color to see themselves as valuable contributors to the STEM fields.
![Illustration of medicinal plants](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/plate_14_medicinal_plants-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![1950s magazine ad with woman in blue swimsuit and man doing handstand in red trunks](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jantzen_swimsuit-446x328.jpeg)
Stories of Science
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
![Oral history bound copies, recorder, microphone](https://www.sciencehistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/center-for-oral-history-446x313.jpg)
Oral History Training Institute
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.