Past Public Events and Programs

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American Philosophical Society Library, Landscape: river & wood by Titian Ramsay Peale
Museum Program

Useful Knowledge 101: Wild Clay with Nate Willever

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Linda Greenhouse at podium
Public Lecture

Journalism in the Age of Trump

5:30-7:00 p.m.
American Philosophical Society Museum, Museum Collection, Astronomical Transit Telescope
Museum Program

Second Saturday: Let the Stars Shine Through

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
In Franklin's Footsteps: 275 Years at the American Philosophical Society
Museum Program

Useful Knowledge 101: Ecology of Philadelphia

6:00 pm to 7:15 pm
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

The Spirit of Inquiry in the Age of Jefferson

photo of Nikola Tesla
Public Lecture

Magic and Lightning: Into the Mind of Nikola Tesla

5:00 p.m.
Portrait of Elisha Kent Kane from the American Philosophical Society Collection
Museum Program

A Path To Arctic Ice

12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Footprint from the moon landing.
Museum Program

Leaps for Mankind

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Portrait of APS Founder, Ben Franklin with text announcing exhibition
Museum Program

Opening Reception – "In Franklin’s Footsteps: 275 Years at the American Philosophical Society"

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Coming of Age book cover
Public Lecture

RESCHEDULED Coming of Age: The Sexual Awakening of Margaret Mead

5:30 p.m.
Charles Willson Peale portrait of Benjamin Franklin
Public Lecture

Editing Franklin

5:30 p.m.
Jefferson biography cover
Public Lecture

Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty

5:30 p.m.