Science & Activism Tour
Join our museum’s Gallery Guides for a “drop-in” tour that explores the vital impacts made by engaged communities on scientific discovery, environmental justice, and public health.
Our Science & Activism Tour invites visitors to consider these questions: Who is a scientist? Who is an activist? How does each bring about change?
Stories include the influential book Silent Spring by conservationist Rachel Carson and the rise of the environmental movement; ACT UP, the AIDS crisis, and the development of the patients’ bill of rights; the Black Panthers’ lead role in community testing for sickle cell anemia; and the community-led research conducted by neighborhood coalition groups fighting to make government and industry accountable for environmental injustice.
This tour offers a broad picture of the ways activists have reshaped our understanding of science and how visitors can become engaged today through community science.
Drop-in tours are free and no reservations are necessary.
PLEASE NOTE: Our museum will be temporarily closed December 22, 2024, through March 7, 2025, for renovations.
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