Due to the air quality alert issued by the US EPA, our June 8 outdoor tour has been cancelled.

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October 2022

POOL Exhibition

POOL weaves together history, site-specific artwork, storytelling, scholarship and place-based learning to illuminate a history of segregated swimming in America, and its connection to present-day drowning issues affecting Black communities.

June 2023

Date:Thursday, June 15th

Time:2:00pm3:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

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Date:Saturday, June 17th

Time:11:00am12:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]

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Date:Saturday, June 17th

Time:1:00pm2:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]

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Date:Thursday, June 22nd

Time:2:00pm3:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

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Date:Saturday, June 24th

Time:10:00am12:00pm

Location: The Discovery Center

Admission: FREE

Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on Saturday, April 29 from 10am - 12pm! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves. For more information, contact Bria Wimberly at bria.wimberly@audubon.org or Stacey Heffernan […]

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Date:Thursday, June 29th

Time:2:00pm3:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

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July 2023

Date:Saturday, July 15th

Time:11:00am12:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]

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Date:Saturday, July 15th

Time:1:00pm2:00pm

Location: Fairmount Water Works

Admission: FREE

INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]

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Date:Saturday, July 29th

Time:10:00am12:00pm

Location: The Discovery Center

Admission: FREE

Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on Saturday, April 29 from 10am - 12pm! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves. For more information, contact Bria Wimberly at bria.wimberly@audubon.org or Stacey Heffernan […]

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