Delaware River Festival 2026
The Science History Institute joins the Delaware River Festival for its 8th 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, crafts, and so much more!
Stop by our table to learn about the Institute’s Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks exhibition and the environmental impact of fireworks. You can also see examples of some of the exhibition’s featured fine art and make some of your own with rainbow scratch paper!
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
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Unwell Waters Highlights Tour
Join our museum educators as we visit the history of medicine exhibit to learn about waterborne epidemics from Pennsylvania’s past.
Stories of Science: Craft-tober
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
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).