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Part of America’s 250th celebrations, this sparkling exhibition explores the origins of and the science behind fireworks.
Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).
This exhibition reveals the unexpected in student laboratory notebooks and course materials.
Come celebrate our newest Distillations podcast season with a special performance by the Crossroads Comedy Theater Company!
We are thrilled to unveil our newest permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).
A new permanent exhibition featuring paintings and rare books that explore the alchemist’s quest to uncover nature’s secrets and unlock the potential of matter.
This ExhibitLab explores social and material technologies that have shaped corneal transplantation.
Alfred Swaine Taylor and the making of toxicological knowledge.
Book a self-guided field trip to the Science History Institute for your school, camp, or club.
This private learning experience combines a personally guided exploration of select gallery exhibits and a hands-on study of objects.
This private learning experience combines a personally guided exploration of select gallery exhibits and a hands-on study of objects.
This private learning experience combines a personally guided exploration of select gallery exhibits and a hands-on study of objects.
Making peace with an old—but still useful—format.
The 2016 Nobel co-laureate in chemistry will present this year’s lecture, “The Art of Building Small,” followed by a Q&A session and award presentation.
Scientists share their experiences and strategies for advancing equity and inclusion in STEM across gender-diverse communities.
Discover new ways to bring the history of science into your classroom at this special evening dedicated to educators.
Processing the William D. Hawker Clinical Chemistry Collection.
How do we know whether a treatment truly works?
How do you capture transformation in a still life? Merian, a German-Dutch entomologist and illustrator, developed a new artistic style for the scientific study of insects.
Plant evidence can be a powerful crime-solving tool. So why is it used so rarely?
Join us June 20 and 21 in Fairmount Park for a family-friendly celebration that will bring history to life.
Celebrating 15,000 historical works in our digital collections.
Dig deeper into the Institute’s collections on a variety of topics, including fireworks, minerals, food science, and the history of dyes.
Join author Roland Betancourt for a delightful deep dive into how Disney turned the cold logic of factory assembly lines into the “happiest place on earth.”
This French chemist introduced the world to hydrogen and oxygen, terms that were at the heart of one of the hottest chemical debates of the 1700s.
This original documentary by Veverka Bros. explores the world’s most spectacular pyrotechnics, the artisans who create them, and the rich cultural traditions they represent.
What does it take to care for a scientific workforce?
Biochemist Evangelina Villegas codeveloped Quality Protein Maize, a nutritionally fortified corn that was central to a period of intensive agricultural development called the “Green Revolution.”
Explore a unique collection of minerals that tells the story of human curiosity about the material world around us.
This ExhibitLab display examines how oil consumption and climate science have evolved together since the 1940s.