KIDS ART WORKSHOP
KIDS ART WORKSHOP featuring reused materials! Read Along Scavenger Hunt Make your own Art Explore art from the 2023 Trash Free Waters Art contest and get inspired to create your […]
Events for November 29 - March 29
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Get to Know the Schuylkill River – Kayak Program
Start at Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center: collect water samples from the river and try your hand at identifying some of the microlife we'll find. Explore the history of Philadelphia's innovative water supply system. Get to know the freshwater mussel species we are propagating in our hatchery. After a brief lunch break (bring your own), […]
Curator-Led Tour of CONFLUENCE
ART EXHIBIT TOURS CONFLUENCE: 3rd ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AT FWWIC We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be […]
Curator-Led Tour of CONFLUENCE
ART EXHIBIT TOURS CONFLUENCE: 3rd ANNUAL ART EXHIBIT AT FWWIC We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition ! Register HERE.
Wawa Welcome America Free Museum Day: Propagating Mussels
Propagation of Freshwater Mussels A trial for propagating freshwater mussels is tentatively scheduled for June 25th.Visitors will see our scientists at work inoculating Largemouth Bass with Eastern Pondmussel glochidia. Eastern Pondmussel is one of the native freshwater mussel species we can still find in our local rivers. Learn about the freshwater mussel's unique life cycle […]
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
Lafayette Historic Tour of Fairmount Water Works
The Marquis de Lafayette was 19 when he first came to America in 1777 to fight for its freedom. When he returned in August, 1824 for his farewell tour he was 67. At the end of his tour, in the summer of 1825, Lafayette visited Philadelphia once more, specifically to see the dedication of the […]