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The Science History Institute produces a wide range of in-person and virtual events that are free and open to the public. From exhibition openings and talks, to museum tours and late-night activities, our programming is aimed at science history lovers, students, industry professionals, scholars, educators, and the scientifically curious.
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Fellows working in Jacobs Reading Room
Feb
06
Fri
4pm-4:45pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

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Feb
07
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Science & Activism Tour

From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.

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group of women standing around a lab table with periodic table in background
Feb
21
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Women in Chemistry Tour

Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.

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person doing research in a library
Mar
06
Fri
4pm-4:45pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
woman wearing glasses and plaid skirt in front of lab glassware
Mar
07
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Women in Chemistry Tour

Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.

More
Women in lab coat using a spectrophotometer
Mar
21
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Women in Chemistry Tour

Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.

More
blue armchairs, shelves, columns in library
Apr
03
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
Apr
04
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Science & Activism Tour

From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.

More
women in lab
Apr
18
Sat
2pm
Drop-In Tours
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Women in Chemistry Tour

Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.

More
Overhead view of Jacobs Reading Room with researchers
May
01
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
Book cart decorated as a woolly mammoth
Jun
05
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
Fellows working in Jacobs Reading Room
Jul
03
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
blue armchairs, shelves, columns in library
Aug
07
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
man doing research in a library
Sep
04
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
Research fellow Eva Hemmungs Wirtén.
Oct
02
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
Nov
06
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More
blue armchairs, shelves, columns in library
Dec
04
Fri
5:15pm-6pm
Drop-In Tours
First Fridays
Free
Library Programs & Activities

Othmer Library Tour

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

More