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Igniting curiosity for science since 1824 ⚡
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Coming Soon! Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition 🎢
LAST CHANCE BODY WORLDS: Vital
Coming Soon! Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition 🎢
Nothing beats an evening of science, stars, music & great company. 🔭⭐
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for Science After Hours: Celestial Sips—and to Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts for guiding our journey through the universe as we raised a glass to the cosmos. 🌌
Here's to staying curious!🥂
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for Science After Hours: Celestial Sips—and to Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts for guiding our journey through the universe as we raised a glass to the cosmos. 🌌
Here's to staying curious!🥂
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Nothing beats an evening of science, stars, music & great company. 🔭⭐
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for Science After Hours: Celestial Sips—and to Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts for guiding our journey through the universe as we raised a glass to the cosmos. 🌌
Here's to staying curious!🥂
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for Science After Hours: Celestial Sips—and to Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts for guiding our journey through the universe as we raised a glass to the cosmos. 🌌
Here's to staying curious!🥂
This Giving Tuesday, help us IGNITE a lifelong love of science and technology! 🔥
Gifts to the Franklin Fund power everything we do, including supporting 150 students in our intensive PACTS and STEM Scholars programs.
DONATE TODAY: https://bit.ly/4odadqT
Gifts to the Franklin Fund power everything we do, including supporting 150 students in our intensive PACTS and STEM Scholars programs.
DONATE TODAY: https://bit.ly/4odadqT
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This Giving Tuesday, help us IGNITE a lifelong love of science and technology! 🔥
Gifts to the Franklin Fund power everything we do, including supporting 150 students in our intensive PACTS and STEM Scholars programs.
DONATE TODAY: https://bit.ly/4odadqT
Gifts to the Franklin Fund power everything we do, including supporting 150 students in our intensive PACTS and STEM Scholars programs.
DONATE TODAY: https://bit.ly/4odadqT
Give the gift of Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition—the world premiere exhibit that takes guests inside the imaginative, innovative world of themed entertainment.
It's easy with a Franklin Institute gift certificate! https://bit.ly/48dgxZt
It's easy with a Franklin Institute gift certificate! https://bit.ly/48dgxZt
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Give the gift of Universal Theme Parks: The Exhibition—the world premiere exhibit that takes guests inside the imaginative, innovative world of themed entertainment.
It's easy with a Franklin Institute gift certificate! https://bit.ly/48dgxZt
It's easy with a Franklin Institute gift certificate! https://bit.ly/48dgxZt
🚨 We’re extra thankful this year—for our Live Science Shows and YOU!
To celebrate, we’re giving away exclusive Kyle Confehr x Sci Store merch during surprise live science demos all weekend long (Nov. 28-30)! 👀🎁
Don’t miss your chance to see science live—and maybe snag some exclusive goodies! 🚀
To celebrate, we’re giving away exclusive Kyle Confehr x Sci Store merch during surprise live science demos all weekend long (Nov. 28-30)! 👀🎁
Don’t miss your chance to see science live—and maybe snag some exclusive goodies! 🚀
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨 We’re extra thankful this year—for our Live Science Shows and YOU!
To celebrate, we’re giving away exclusive Kyle Confehr x Sci Store merch during surprise live science demos all weekend long (Nov. 28-30)! 👀🎁
Don’t miss your chance to see science live—and maybe snag some exclusive goodies! 🚀
To celebrate, we’re giving away exclusive Kyle Confehr x Sci Store merch during surprise live science demos all weekend long (Nov. 28-30)! 👀🎁
Don’t miss your chance to see science live—and maybe snag some exclusive goodies! 🚀
Explore the wonders of the night sky with Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts at Science After Hours: Celestial Sips (21+). 🥂
Enjoy live music plus a full lineup of out-of-this-world programming to keep the night glowing!🔭
📅: Friday, Dec. 5
🎟️: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
Enjoy live music plus a full lineup of out-of-this-world programming to keep the night glowing!🔭
📅: Friday, Dec. 5
🎟️: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Explore the wonders of the night sky with Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts at Science After Hours: Celestial Sips (21+). 🥂
Enjoy live music plus a full lineup of out-of-this-world programming to keep the night glowing!🔭
📅: Friday, Dec. 5
🎟️: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
Enjoy live music plus a full lineup of out-of-this-world programming to keep the night glowing!🔭
📅: Friday, Dec. 5
🎟️: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
We are clearing the runway! ✈️
After years of soaring fun, Franklin Air Show will soon make its final descent as we make room for a sunnier experience.
Visit the exhibit today before it is cleared for departure on January 5, 2026.
After years of soaring fun, Franklin Air Show will soon make its final descent as we make room for a sunnier experience.
Visit the exhibit today before it is cleared for departure on January 5, 2026.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We are clearing the runway! ✈️
After years of soaring fun, Franklin Air Show will soon make its final descent as we make room for a sunnier experience.
Visit the exhibit today before it is cleared for departure on January 5, 2026.
After years of soaring fun, Franklin Air Show will soon make its final descent as we make room for a sunnier experience.
Visit the exhibit today before it is cleared for departure on January 5, 2026.
Our friends at the United States Mint may be moving on from the penny, but Ben Franklin’s wisdom continues to make perfect cents. 🪙
#DYK: Franklin never actually said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” He did, however, write in the 1737 Poor Richard’s Almanack: “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
#DYK: Franklin never actually said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” He did, however, write in the 1737 Poor Richard’s Almanack: “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Our friends at the United States Mint may be moving on from the penny, but Ben Franklin’s wisdom continues to make perfect cents. 🪙
#DYK: Franklin never actually said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” He did, however, write in the 1737 Poor Richard’s Almanack: “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
#DYK: Franklin never actually said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” He did, however, write in the 1737 Poor Richard’s Almanack: “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
Set your clocks back this Sunday! ⏰
Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent Daylight Saving Time—he just wanted to save candlelight in 1784.
Watch time in motion at The Franklin Institute’s Foucault’s Pendulum and use your extra hour for hands-on science! 🌍🫀
Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent Daylight Saving Time—he just wanted to save candlelight in 1784.
Watch time in motion at The Franklin Institute’s Foucault’s Pendulum and use your extra hour for hands-on science! 🌍🫀
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Set your clocks back this Sunday! ⏰
Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent Daylight Saving Time—he just wanted to save candlelight in 1784.
Watch time in motion at The Franklin Institute’s Foucault’s Pendulum and use your extra hour for hands-on science! 🌍🫀
Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent Daylight Saving Time—he just wanted to save candlelight in 1784.
Watch time in motion at The Franklin Institute’s Foucault’s Pendulum and use your extra hour for hands-on science! 🌍🫀
🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻 There’s no better way to celebrate than by exploring the science behind... of fear!
Our Chief Bioscientist, Jayatri Das, breaks down why we fear — and how our brains react when things get spooky. 🧠💀
Feeling brave? Step into our Your Brain exhibit to put your fears to the test!
Our Chief Bioscientist, Jayatri Das, breaks down why we fear — and how our brains react when things get spooky. 🧠💀
Feeling brave? Step into our Your Brain exhibit to put your fears to the test!
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻 There’s no better way to celebrate than by exploring the science behind... of fear!
Our Chief Bioscientist, Jayatri Das, breaks down why we fear — and how our brains react when things get spooky. 🧠💀
Feeling brave? Step into our Your Brain exhibit to put your fears to the test!
Our Chief Bioscientist, Jayatri Das, breaks down why we fear — and how our brains react when things get spooky. 🧠💀
Feeling brave? Step into our Your Brain exhibit to put your fears to the test!
🎃 Some pumpkins were definitely harmed in the making of this video… and you can join the fun on Oct. 25 for Spooky Science Day! 👻
🎟️ Free with general museum admission: https://fi.edu/en/events-calendar/20251025/spooky-science-day
🎟️ Free with general museum admission: https://fi.edu/en/events-calendar/20251025/spooky-science-day
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🎃 Some pumpkins were definitely harmed in the making of this video… and you can join the fun on Oct. 25 for Spooky Science Day! 👻
🎟️ Free with general museum admission: https://fi.edu/en/events-calendar/20251025/spooky-science-day
🎟️ Free with general museum admission: https://fi.edu/en/events-calendar/20251025/spooky-science-day
Thanks for making Fright @ Night a scream! 👻 We hope you had a scary good time. 🦇
Next up: Celestial Sips—where cocktails meet constellations. 🌙🍸
🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5 | 7:30–11:30PM | 21+
🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
Next up: Celestial Sips—where cocktails meet constellations. 🌙🍸
🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5 | 7:30–11:30PM | 21+
🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Thanks for making Fright @ Night a scream! 👻 We hope you had a scary good time. 🦇
Next up: Celestial Sips—where cocktails meet constellations. 🌙🍸
🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5 | 7:30–11:30PM | 21+
🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0
Next up: Celestial Sips—where cocktails meet constellations. 🌙🍸
🗓️ Friday, Dec. 5 | 7:30–11:30PM | 21+
🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://bit.ly/4mXAiK0