FREE MUSEUM DAY during the PHILLY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE
Come visit on Free Museum Day during the Philly Holiday Experience! We will be offering tours on the hour from 11 am to 2 pm and we will have a […]
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Stop by the Family and Children’s Activity Table at the PWD Open House & Career Fair
Join us at the Philadelphia Water Department Open House & Career Fair at the Family & Children's activity table ! We will be making small water filtration devices, learning about […]
WORLD FISH MIGRATION DAY POP-UP
Come Celebrate World Fish Migration Day with us! Join us to learn about the fish that travel our rivers in order to complete their life cycle! Using the "Gyotaku" method, […]
POP-UP: WATERWAY WONDERS ORIGAMI
DROP IN! Help us create a riverine wonderland of aquatic creatures in origami to display at the center. Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and figures. […]
MIGHTY MUSSEL POP-UP
DROP IN! NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED! Freshwater mussels have been described as nature’s own ‘mini water-filtration plants’. They are able to remove suspended algae, detritus and even toxins from their aquatic homes. Join us to find out how we are working to restore populations of native freshwater mussels in our urban waterways! Paint a mussel shell, […]
POP-UP: DIATOM ART
DROP IN! Diatom art was popular among microscopists in the 1800's in Victorian England. The artist collected different species and arranged them into a design. Come join us in making […]
POP-UP: BIOMIMICRY
DROP IN! Biomimicry is the practice of learning from nature in order to solve human design challenges. For example a Swiss engineer invented the Velcro hook and loop fastener after studying the burs stuck in his dog's fur. The barbs on burdock seeds provided the inspiration! Join us to explore some examples of biomimicry and […]
Pop-Up: Let’s Go Fishing
Let's Go Fishing Pop-Up Join us to learn about the fish living in the Schuylkill River. Playing our Fish Game will allow you to use one of our fishing poles to try your hand at catching a fish! No registration needed - just drop in! We provide all equipment needed. Location: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive […]
Pop-Up: Pollinator Workshop
Pollinator Workshop Pop-Up Celebrate National Pollinator Month 2025 with us! Explore pollinators by playing games, doing a scavenger hunt and making a bee hotel! Free, no registration needed - just drop in! Limited supplies for the bee hotel: first come, first served. Location: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, 640 Water Works Drive 19130
Pop-Up: River Crafts and Collaging
Did you know we have an insect in our river that makes its own home from the environment? Collage custom caddisfly cases with found objects from in and around the […]