Choose Your Own Adventure
Do you ever look back at key moments in history and think, “I would’ve made a better choice”? We’ll test that assumption using a real-world scenario with local roots. Philadelphia, […]
Events for April 18 - May 22, 2021 › Lecture
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The Historic Fairmount Water Works: Inside & Out
Tour the Fairmount Water Works – a National Historic Landmark, Civil Engineering Landmark, and National Mechanical Engineering Landmark – beginning outdoors on the grounds (weather permitting). FWW’s tour guide extraordinaire, Ken Hinde, will then take you inside the Revival buildings for a journey into today’s interpretive center, connecting the Water Works’ past and present purpose. […]
A Walk Along the Parkway Tour
Philadelphia's Parkway references the most beautiful cities of Old Europe. Discover the magnificent buildings along Philadelphia’s own Champs-Élysées and what lies beneath them. Start at the Fairmount Water Works, where wheels once pumped the City’s drinking water, then embark on a mile-long stroll down the picturesque path to Logan Square and back again. Ideal for […]
Educator’s Workshop: The City & the River
Held at the Pennsylvania Academy for Fine Arts and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Lunch and transportation between sites is provided. The workshop will introduce PAFA’s new special exhibition […]
A Walk Along the Parkway
Philadelphia’s Parkway references the most beautiful cities of Old Europe and this walking tour will help visitors discover the magnificent buildings along Philadelphia’s own Champs-Élysées and what lies beneath them. Begin the tour in the From Schuylkill to Hudson exhibition and learn about the infamous Walking Treaty on the way to Logan Square. Then embark on a […]
Points of View Speaker Series: City Water, City Life
In City Water, City Life, historian and author Carl Smith explores the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. Smith shows how the discussion, design, and use of waterworks reveal how Americans framed their conceptions of urban democracy and how they understood the natural […]
Engage With Your World: Find New in the Familiar
During this two-part program we’ll search for the surprising and refreshing in familiar places, and the new and urgent in ourselves. About this Event This is a two-part virtual event, taking place on September 16 & 23 from 7pm - 8pm via Zoom. These past months, it may seem that our personal worlds have grown […]
Schuylkill River Trail Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour
Join us on a walk along the Schuylkill River Trail Running alongside the Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill River Trail is a 2021 Readers’ Choice Award nominee for Best Riverwalk. Join Fairmount Water Works educators Saturday March 27th to learn about our favorite ½ mile of the 72-mile multi-use path which currently runs from S. 56th […]
Schuylkill River Trail Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour
Join us on a walk along the Schuylkill River Trail Running alongside the Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill River Trail is a 2021 Readers’ Choice Award nominee for Best Riverwalk. Join Fairmount Water Works educators Saturday March 27th to learn about our favorite ½ mile of the 72-mile multi-use path which currently runs from S. 56th […]
Schuylkill River Trail Green Stormwater Infrastructure Tour
Join us on a walk along the Schuylkill River Trail Running alongside the Schuylkill River, the Schuylkill River Trail is a 2021 Readers’ Choice Award nominee for Best Riverwalk. Join Fairmount Water Works educators Saturday March 27th to learn about our favorite ½ mile of the 72-mile multi-use path which currently runs from S. 56th […]