After Hours in the Museum
✨Stay late. Explore more. Spark your curiosity!✨
We’re keeping the lights on for a special museum experience! Join us after hours and explore our museum galleries until 7pm. Wander at your own pace, dive into hands-on activities, and discover something unexpected around every corner.
🎆 On View: Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks
Get ready for a dazzling journey through the explosive history of fireworks—from the origins of these pyrotechnic spectacles to the chemistry behind them.
Cultural Access for All
From 5 to 7pm, we will be joined by local accessibility consulting organization Philly Touch Tours, whose mission is to ensure that individuals with vision loss have equitable access to arts and cultural institutions. Stop by to speak with team members about the valuable work they do to increase disability awareness. We will also have collections objects from our new Touch Tour experience From Nature to Nylons: A Touch-Based History of Textiles on display for you to interact with.
📚Othmer Library Tour at 12pm
Go behind the scenes and uncover fascinating treasures with a guided tour of our Othmer Library. Register early, as space is limited!
🎁 AAM Conference Perk!
Attending the American Alliance of Museums Conference? Enjoy 5% off in our gift shop.
Make it a day, or make it an evening. We can’t wait to see you!
Featured image: The Power Plant by Night, illustration of the Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Company power plant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Part of The Story of Rubber, What It Is and What It Does, ca. 1916.
More events
From Nature to Nylons: A Touch-Based History of Textiles
This private learning experience combines a personally guided exploration of select gallery exhibits and a hands-on study of objects.
Art of Alchemy Self-Guided Visit
Step into the age of alchemy and explore works in our new permanent exhibition, Fire and Gold: The Art of Alchemy (1450–1850).
Ullyot Lecture and Award: Ben Feringa
SOLD OUT! 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.