Explore the beauty and versatility of watercolor at the historic Water Works space on the Schuylkill! Enjoy behind the scene natural spaces while learning a variety of watercolor approaches to painting beautiful waterscapes. Students will take inspiration from the river that continues to define the natural landscape of Philadelphia and will be encouraged to find […]
SOLD OUT Explore what lives in our waters and what indicators we use to determine the health of our waterways. You will collect water samples and discover some of the […]
So excited about this year's Delaware River Festival! At our table, show off your creativity and create river murals with watercolors.
Where does our tap water come from? Where does our waste water go? Join the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a behind the scenes bus tour of the Philadelphia Water Department’s drinking water system. Learn how it’s connected to our rivers, including past and present-day infrastructure that brings us clean and safe drinking water […]
A Hands-On Early Literacy Program for 5-8 Year Olds and Their Families! Workshops with a seasonal theme to help build reading readiness using “teachable” moments in your own neighborhood. Great incentives for frequent attendance, such as backpacks loaded with things to help your child read, explore, and play in the outdoors! Partners: Gideon Elementary School […]
Hands-On Early Literacy Program for 5-8 Year Olds & Their Families If you live in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, this program is for you! Monthly workshops to help build reading readiness using “teachable” moments in your own neighborhood. Great incentives for frequent attendance, such as books to build your home library. Partners: […]
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 […]
