Mussel Maniacs
Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on April 27, 2024! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us […]
Events for January 8 - November 16, 2024
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION TOURS
A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark. Register here.
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 freshwater mussels and playing some aquatic habitat games.
Curator-Led Tour of Wandering: Observations of Our Watershed
ART EXHIBIT TOURS WANDERING: OBSERVATIONS OF OUR WATERSHED We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by […]
Curator-Led Tour of Wandering: Observations of Our Watershed
ART EXHIBIT TOURS WANDERING: OBSERVATIONS OF OUR WATERSHED We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists so you won’t want miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition themed on their observations of […]
Family Discovery Day
Life in the Water*Water for Life Join us as we investigate micro-life in the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir. Learn about the important ecological roles these critters have in aquatic ecosystems. Build a filtration system designed to clean a sample of muddy reservoir water. Will your filtration device filter out the micro-life? Come and find out! Dress […]
HISTORIC PRESERVATION TOURS
A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark. Register here.
Wandering: Outdoor Painting Demonstration
En Plein Air (En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist's subject in full view.) Come chat with Kate Kern Mundie, a landscape artist rooted in the American environmental realism movement, as she gives an Outdoor Painting Demonstration. Following the […]
Mussel Maniacs
Join us for our monthly freshwater mussel measuring event at the Discovery Center on May 18, 2024! This community science program helps our freshwater mussel propagation program and brings us a step closer to cleaner water for birds and for ourselves. This program is designed for adult volunteers. Children age 12 and up can participate […]
Curator-Led Tour of Wandering: Observations of Our Watershed
ART EXHIBIT TOURS WANDERING: OBSERVATIONS OF OUR WATERSHED We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted by contributing artists so you won’t want miss this opportunity to hear from artists who are featured in this special exhibition themed on their observations of […]