Programs and Events
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September 13, 2009
Second Sundays: Beetle-mania!
Explore the world of beetles with your whole family.
September 14, 2009
Science on Tap: Bringing Physics to Physicians
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
October 11, 2009
Second Sundays: Fun with Book Arts
Make a “deep time day planner”
October 12, 2009
The Voyage of the Beetle
The Voyage of the Beetle is one man’s inspired tribute to Charles Darwin and the wonders of our natural world.
October 24, 2009
Darwinii: The Comeuppance Of Man
Playwright Glen Berger and performance artist Brett Keyser take on the founder of modern biology. Part of the Philly Fringe Festival.
October 25, 2009
Darwinii: The Comeuppance Of Man
Playwright Glen Berger and performance artist Brett Keyser take on the founder of modern biology. Part of the Philly Fringe Festival.
November 08, 2009
Second Sundays: Fossil Fever
See real fossils! Make a fossil cast! Draw a dinosaur skull!
November 18, 2009
Lecture: Jim Endersby, “Darwin, Hooker, and Empire”
Jim Endersby (Senior Lecturer, History, University of Sussex) presents “Darwin, Hooker, and Empire” as part of the Penn Humanities Forum.
November 23, 2009
Trollope, Eliot…Darwin? Charles Darwin as a Victorian Writer
The New Yorker magazine essayist Adam Gopnik in dialogue with Rutgers University Professor of English George Levine.
November 24, 2009
Adam Gopnik at the Free Library
Adam Gopnik discusses Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln and Modern Life
Birthday of the Book: Darwin’s On the Origin of Species
Join the APS Museum as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s masterpiece On the Origin of Species.
December 03, 2009
The Secret Cinema: One Million B.C.
The Secret Cinema will screen One Million B.C. (1940) at the APS in part 2 of the Darwin-inspired film series.
December 13, 2009
Second Sundays: Now you see it, now you don’t!
Create camouflage origami animals with Philadelphia artist Martin Campos.
December 14, 2009
Science on Tap: Dinosaur Studies in China
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
January 11, 2010
Science on Tap: The Origin and Evolution of Beer
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
January 29, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
February 05, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
February 08, 2010
Science on Tap: Imperialism and the Family Business
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
February 12, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
February 14, 2010
Second Sundays: Wiggly Worms
Create your own worm art with teaching artist Shelley Hedlund.
February 19, 2010
The Darwin Music and Poetry Project
The APS Museum and Network for New Music have joined forces for an evening of new chamber works inspired by the work, the life, and the writings of Charles Darwin.
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
February 21, 2010
The Darwin Music and Poetry Project
The APS Museum and Network for New Music have joined forces for an evening of new chamber works inspired by the work, the life, and the writings of Charles Darwin.
February 26, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
March 05, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
Lisa Anne Auerbach: Pass It On
LA artist Lisa Anne Auerbach will discuss her work, including The Tract House: A Darwin Addition.
March 08, 2010
Science on Tap: The Impact of Meteors on the Origin and Early Evolution of Life
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
March 12, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
March 14, 2010
Second Sundays: Printing from Nature
Create a unique leaf print on fabric or paper inspired by Darwin’s Tree of Life.
March 19, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
March 20, 2010
Video Production Teacher Training (in collaboration with WHYY)
WHYY Learning Lab and the APS Museum collaborate to offer a special teacher training. Act 48 hours available.
March 23, 2010
Lecture: Karen Snetselaar, “Charles Darwin the Experimental Botanist”
Karen Snetselaar will describe some of Darwin’s botanical experiments and their impact on future plant biologists.
March 26, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
April 02, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
April 09, 2010
The Tract House: A Darwin Addition
Artist Lisa Anne Auerbach worked with the APS Museum on a second iteration of her series The Tract House. This version of her project, titled The Tract House: A Darwin Addition, is inspired by the current exhibition Dialogues with Darwin.
April 10, 2010
Print Aweigh, Take Away!
Enjoy a family-friendly weekend of activities as the APS Museum, Independence Seaport Museum, and Printing Office and Bindery at Franklin Court join forces to honor an age-old technique for communication – printing words on paper.
April 11, 2010
Print Aweigh, Take Away!
Enjoy a family-friendly weekend of activities as the APS Museum, Independence Seaport Museum, and Printing Office and Bindery at Franklin Court join forces to honor an age-old technique for communication – printing words on paper.
April 12, 2010
Science on Tap: “What’s in Your Air? Low-tech Tools for Finding Out”
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
May 09, 2010
Second Sundays: The Magical Magic Lantern
Create camouflage a magic lantern with artist Shelley Hedlund.
May 10, 2010
Science on Tap: The Search for the Other Earth
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
May 26, 2010
Secret Cinema: The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
The Secret Cinema presents a film screening of The Valley of Gwangi, followed with an audience discussion led by film critic Dan Buskirk.
June 13, 2010
Second Sundays: Now you see it, now you don’t!
Create camouflage origami animals with Philadelphia artist Martin Campos.
June 14, 2010
Science on Tap: The Slippery Facts About Oil Spills
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
July 12, 2010
Science on Tap: The Burke and Hare Murders
Science on Tap is a monthly science café in Philadelphia for anyone who is interested in getting together with other people to discuss a range of engaging science topics.
