History on the Street: Back to School Edition
National History Day Philly and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) invite you to an end-of-summer celebration for the whole family. Kick off your school year with museums, cultural organizations, and community partners sharing their resources through a day of fun and discovery.
Stop by the Science History Institute’s table to learn more about our latest exhibition, Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks, see examples of some of the featured fine art, and make some of your own with rainbow scratch paper!
This event is free and open to the public. Visit the HSP website to learn more.
More events
Stuff from Your House Highlights Tour
Join our museum educators at 11:30am and 2pm as we explore the scientific principles and history behind everyday household objects.
Stories of Science: Back to School
Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!
AI and Crowdsourcing for Archival Journal Transcription
Academy of Natural Sciences librarian Briana Giasullo will discuss her organization’s use of artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing to extract text from field journals and notebooks.