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All Programs

Programs at the Museum

Wonder, curiosity, discovery: these are the results of a visit to The Franklin Institute. This powerful museum experience is deepened through a variety of on-site, interactive programs and special events.

Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts from the Franklin Insitute teaches a young girl about space.

Programs in the Community

Award-winning programs that reach people in the spaces where they live, work, and play. These local programs serve as models that can be replicated nationally and internationally.

Girls at a workshop looking through a microscope at The Franklin Institute.

Programs in Schools

Enriching classroom learning through inquiry-driven, project-based activities that leverage the museum’s exhibits and special programs while sparking a lifelong love of learning and discovery.