Pressroom
Science History Institute’s 2nd Annual Curious Histories Fest Will ‘Color Your World’
The free, daylong celebration of all things color takes place Saturday, June 8, 11am–3pm.
Science History Institute’s ‘Lunchtime’ Project Receives Major Grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
$289K+ award will support exhibitions, articles, and public programming examining the history of the U.S. school lunch program through the lens of food science.
Explore the History of Textile Dyes with ‘BOLD,’ the Institute’s New Exhibition Opening September 22
Visitors will take a colorful journey through more than 150 years of natural and synthetic dye-making.
Science History Institute Hosts First Annual ‘Curious Histories Fest’
The free, daylong celebration will be held on Saturday, June 10, 11am–3pm.
Science History Institute Launches ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’
The podcast and magazine project explores the historical roots and persistent legacies of racism in American science and medicine.
Science History Institute to Debut New Outdoor Exhibition on October 24
‘Science and Survival’ features enlarged reproductions of photographs and telegrams rescued from Nazi-occupied Germany installed on the façade of the Institute’s Old City building.
Science History Institute and Penn to Serve as New Hosts of History of Science Society
The dual collaboration between a public-facing organization and a university is the first of its kind for the society.
Science History Institute Joins Independent Research Libraries Association
IRLA membership places Institute on prestigious list of some of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished historical societies.
Science History Institute Receives $40K PHMC Grant
Prestigious award from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to provide operational support for our museum.
Institute Awarded Turning Points in History Grant from Villanova’s Lepage Center
Funds will support the museum’s ‘Knowing Water: A Digital Exploration of History, Science, and Environmental Justice along the Delaware River’ project.
Institute Receives NEH SHARP Grant for ‘Innate: How Science Invented the Myth of Race’ Project
$359K+ award will support the exploration of the history and legacy of racism in American science and medicine.
New Biography by Institute’s Library Director Unveils Life and Legacy of Unknown Woman Scientist
Michelle DiMeo’s ‘Lady Ranelagh: The Incomparable Life of Robert Boyle’s Sister’ tells the compelling story of a forgotten 17th-century thinker.
Science History Institute’s Museum to Reopen July 1
Visitors are invited back to historic Old City Philadelphia to explore the broad history of science.
Institute Receives National Archives Grant to Digitize Oral Histories of Immigrant Scientists
$130K+ award is part of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission’s efforts to improve public access to historical records.
Science History Institute Debuts ‘Mechanochemistry: The Science of Crush’ Digital Exhibition
Visitors can explore how this ancient technique of transforming materials is still central to our lives today.