Musings of Our Interpretive Center Intern
I had the incredible opportunity to have my first Co-Op through Drexel University at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. I had the role of an educational program leader, which […]
I had the incredible opportunity to have my first Co-Op through Drexel University at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. I had the role of an educational program leader, which […]
The Naked Stark is a Partner in Movement at Fairmount Water Works. Come celebrate the first performance of their residency on May 3rd at 12 pm with a repeat performance […]
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is proud to present their fourth annual spring fine art exhibition. Titled Confluence, this special exhibition is centered on the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, […]
Key stakeholders are moving a truly innovative project forward. The Floating Water Workshop: The Art of Science In Motion, is a planned public learning laboratory of water play and STEAM-based […]
While we offer programs that allow students to engage in field research on freshwater mussels, we recognize that there may be many schools and groups that might not be able […]
The Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center’s Mussel Hatchery recorded another “first” in the science of freshwater mussel propagation. A living science laboratory, the goal of the FWWIC Demonstration Hatchery is to […]
Do you know where this statue is? Come explore the Esplanade at Fairmount Water Works to find out! The sculpture, designed by Ellen Fletcher, is called “Celebration of Water”. It was […]
Rebecca Schultz Mapping Our Watershed 2023 Mixed Media, 60″ x 144″ This special exhibition, centered on artists’ observations of our regions, is directed by Karen Young for the Fairmount Water […]
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is now an official 2024 member of the Global Water Museum Network (WAMU-NET), a flagship initiative of UNESCO-IHP (Intergovernmental Hydrological Program). The goal of […]
Flooding is nothing new for Fairmount Water Works. Since the building was first constructed more than 200 years ago, several severe floods have affected the space, including Tropical Storm Hurricane […]