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We will reopen January 25th at 10am. Join us on Saturday January 25th for a fun Pop-up Event
Events for July 26 - May 1
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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. […]
LOVING LANDMARKS
Join us at Fairmount Water Works to fall in love all over again with one of Philadelphia's beloved icons. This architecture tour will shed light on the landmark's best features […]
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 […]
WALK FOR WATER
KSM Annual Run/Walk for Water - 5K KSM , Annual " Run/Walk for Water for Life" ( Join the fight for Clean Drinking water) According to UNICEF and WHO, 1 […]
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 […]
LOVING LANDMARKS
Join us at Fairmount Water Works to fall in love all over again with one of Philadelphia's beloved icons. This architecture tour will shed light on the landmark's best features […]
LOVING LANDMARKS 2.0: Philadelphia’s Leading Water and Heritage Site
Celebrate International Day of Monuments and Sites with Philadelphia’s Fairmount Water Works. Come learn and experience why, more than two centuries ago, the Fairmount Water Works was one of the […]
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 […]