The June 20 event also features giant bubble demonstrations, solar viewing, a live weather show and activities with the Philadelphia Union.

The Franklin Institute's "Science After Hours" series continues on Friday, June 24, with the Summer Ball featuring LGBTQ+-inspired live performances, dancing, games, science demonstrations, and more ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For 200 years, the Franklin Institute has been the place to go for everything from a solar eclipse party to blockbuster exhibitions like The Art of the Brick, the world's ...

In the new traveling exhibit, "Ghengis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life" -- which opens May 9 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia -- the true story of this notorious conquerer is told. Fascinated ...

As it gets ready to turn 200 years old, the Franklin Institute is reinventing itself. The science museum on the Parkway in Philadelphia, celebrating its bicentennial in 2024, has received a $1 million ...

A new exhibit about the creation of theme parks is set to open at the Franklin Institute next year. The beloved science museum has collaborated with Comcast NBCUniversal to announce a ...

Katharine Suding, a University of Colorado Boulder distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has won The Franklin Institute’s 2025 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science ...

40 students from an elementary school in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia were treated to a day at the Franklin Institute Science Museum thanks to the National Marketing Society in town ...