Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month. FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human […]
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month. FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human […]
This summer nine artists are coming to the Schuylkill Center with indoor and outdoor installations, extending the environmental art gallery out onto the Center’s trails. With a reception on Tuesday, June 16, Open Spaces, combines gallery, forest, and field, to create an environmental art show that explores natural and constructed spaces. Each work invites the viewer […]
This special monthly program for lifelong learners combines an intimate one-hour tour of the Fairmount Water Works facility with an outdoor lunch on the grounds overlooking the scenic Schuylkill River. […]
Join us for a special yoga class with Pop Up Yoga Philly. For a donation, not only will you enjoy a peaceful session overlooking the waterfall, but proceeds will benefit […]
Learn about the Water Works’ architecture, and then head inside for a guided orientation to the “Water in our World” exhibit. Watch a 15-minute film about the building’s important role […]
Ships use SONAR to "see" the bottom of the ocean, much like some animals use sound to "see" where they're going. Find out if there are any animals in the Schuylkill that use sound. We will investigate some properties of sound ans "see" the shape of the Schuylkill River bottom that was determined using soundings. […]
Come to the Fairmount Water Works every Saturday in June for a day of painting with our friends from Mural Arts. Whether a fish, turtle, or snail, show your creative […]
Join us every Sunday afternoon for Sunday Cinema – a free series featuring movies and documentaries that surround a water theme. It’s a great family-friendly event, and we’ll show a different movie every month. FernGully: Crysta (Samantha Mathis) is a fairy who lives in FernGully, a rainforest in Australia, and has never seen a human […]