Delaware River Festival 2025
The Science History Institute joins the Delaware River Festival for its 7th annual celebration of the mighty Delaware.
This annual event brings people together on the Philadelphia and Camden waterfronts for a day of family-friendly fun, educational activities, and water-centered learning. The Delaware River Festival offers something for the whole family: free ferry rides, museum visits, pedal boats, face painting, a scavenger hunt, crafts, and so much more!
Learn about three environmental problems humans have caused or worsened in the world’s oceans, some of the tools and techniques scientists use to monitor these issues, and ways in which the general public can take action. And make your own plankton with paper plates and crayons!
This event is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.
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Philadelphia: Workshop of the World
Join us for March First Friday as we unveil Philadelphia: Workshop of the World, the latest exhibition from our A Closer Read series.
Othmer Library Tour
Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!
Stories of Science: Celebrating Women’s History
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!