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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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Alternative Power: Moving Beyond Wind and Solar with Geothermal Energy

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 1pm-2pm EST
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illustration of a colonial-era man behind a boiling kettle
Dec
13
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: 2025 Wrapped

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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book opened to annotated skeleton illustration
Dec
20
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: 2025 Wrapped

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Dec
27
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: 2025 Wrapped

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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illustration of a strawberry shortcake
Jan
03
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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advertisement featuring a uniformed woman with a lunchbox
Jan
10
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Magikooler Leisure Chest, 1950s
Jan
17
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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postcard addressed to Max A. Bredig featuring a young girl reading Braille
Jan
24
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons
Jan
31
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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photograph of red roses, blue background
Feb
06
Fri
5pm-8pm
First Fridays
For Families
Free
Joseph Priestley Society
Museum Programs & Activities

Wine, Roses, and Chocolate: How Romance and Science Work Together to Sweeten the Dark Days of February

Master flavorist Sam Tharpe, essential oil specialist Kim Bleimann, and chemist of wine André Isaacs uncover the unseen molecular world of romantic staples and the science that delivers them.

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Emblema XXXIV from Atalanta Fugiens showing sun and moon bathing together
Feb
07
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: I ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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BGL chemistry set
Feb
14
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: I ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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postcard showing colorful yarn
Feb
21
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: I ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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periodic table with neon colors and black background
Feb
28
Sat
10am-5pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities
Stories of Science

Stories of Science: I ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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colorized illustration of fireworks
Apr
10
Fri
5pm-8pm
For Families
Free
Museum Programs & Activities

Exhibition Opening: Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks

SAVE THE DATE for an explosive celebration of our next exhibition.

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