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Stories of Science: 52 Weeks of Firsts

Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 10am-5pm EDT
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postcard addressed to Max A. Bredig featuring a young girl reading Braille

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Title page from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons

Stories of Science: Last Bite of School Lunch

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Emblema XXXIV from Atalanta Fugiens showing sun and moon bathing together

Stories of Science: We ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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BGL chemistry set

Stories of Science: We ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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postcard showing colorful yarn

Stories of Science: We ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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periodic table with neon colors and black background

Stories of Science: We ❤︎ Chemistry!

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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black and white photo of Stephanie Kwolek at a table

Stories of Science: Celebrating Women’s History

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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Stories of Science: Celebrating Women’s History

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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dark blue graphic showing 52 Weeks of Firsts along with various mementos

Stories of Science: 52 Weeks of Firsts

Join us as we celebrate the invention of the first paper match folder in 1892—the precursor to the modern matchbook—as part of the Philadelphia Historic District’s 52 Weeks of Firsts.

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postcard showing a drawing of Rachel Carson's grave with birds and a squirrel

Stories of Science: Celebrating Women’s History

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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wrinkled white grocery store plastic bag with red lettering

Stories of Science: April Showers

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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one-page ad, "Important Facts About pH for Water & Sewage Operators" 1950s

Stories of Science: April Showers

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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illustration of the ocean as a cube

Stories of Science: April Showers

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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page from book with illustration of precipitation, evaporation, and other elements of the hydrologic cycle

Stories of Science: April Showers

Join us in our museum EVERY SATURDAY for a family-friendly program that highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

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