"Making Nature: The Labor of Natural History," June 6–7, 2024

The videos of this conference have been edited and are available via the Society's YouTube.

Inspired by the APS Museum’s current exhibition Sketching Splendor: Natural History in America, 1750-1850, the American Philosophical Society and The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University are organizing a two-day conference that will explore the ways humans have imagined, depicted, and constructed representations and knowledge about the natural world over time.

The conference is free and open to all, but registration is required to attend. The first day of this conference will take place entirely at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (Please use the parkway entrance during the day). The second day will take place at the American Philosophical Society. 

*Free registrations for June 6th at the ANS must be made before June 4th 5:00 PM ET. Registrations made after this point may be subject to the ANS admission fee.