Exhibits & Experiences

Celebrate the holiday season under the grandeur of a 25-foot-tall celestial tree, viewing model train displays, and participating in holiday crafting and festive photo opportunities. Weekends and Holiday Week from November 24 through December 31. 

Now Open! Journey through the cosmos as you explore this immersive, multisensory, two-story exhibit designed to inspire an excitement for space science.  

Opens February 2024. Named one of CNN's Top Ten "Global Must-See Exhibitions," The Art of the Brick exhibit by artist Nathan Sawaya takes LEGO® bricks from child's toy to sophisticated art form and beyond.

Explore the amazing world of machines! You’ll be amazed at the similarities between the machines from our collection and the ones you use every day.

The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial features a dramatic 20-foot-high marble statue of Benjamin Franklin sculpted by James Earle Fraser.

Join us in the Demonstration Theater on the third floor for live shows! Don't miss daily dissections in The Giant Heart exhibit on the second floor!

Spark your curiosity about the wonders of electricity in this interactive exhibit dedicated to the museum’s namesake—Benjamin Franklin.

Explore the night sky with cutting-edge astronomical presentations in the awe-inspiring Fels Planetarium. 

Put your piloting skills to the test in the lively Franklin Air Show exhibit that introduces the history, majesty, science, and technology of powered flight.

Explore the beating “heart” of The Franklin Institute! Stroll through the iconic Giant Heart like people have done for over fifty years. 

The Holt & Miller Observatory houses the 10” Carl Zeiss Refracting Telescope, one of the largest historical artifacts in the museum's collection. Open Saturdays & Sundays 12:00 – 3:00 for guided experiences.

Science After Hours is an evening event series exclusively for adults ages 21+ featuring experiments, demonstrations, games, and innovative and engaging science curated by Philadelphia’s premier science museum in collaboration with organizations across the city.

Enter the playground of experimentation and discover falling objects, chain reactions, and optical illusions that bring Newton's laws to life.

Hit the turf and experience how sports connect the science of the human body, laws of motion, and technical innovation.

The Train Factory exhibit is now closed in preparation for its re-imagination and expansion into the new Treasures of The Franklin Institute Gallery, opening in the fall of 2024! 

Think about how you think when you explore Your Brain. What is the brain? How does it work?