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Wagner Free Institute of Science

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The Wagner Free Institute of Science is a rare survivor--a natural history museum and educational institution that remains nearly unchanged from the 19th century. Its free public education courses on science are the oldest program devoted to free adult education in the United States.

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    Wagner Free Institute of Science

    1700 W. Montgomery Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19121

    Phone: 215-763-6529   |   Official Website

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    05/23/12	Electrifying Philadelphia: Pageantry, Progress, and Power in the City Beautiful Wagner Free Institute of Science
    05/12/12	5th Annual Natural History Road Show Wagner Free Institute of Science
    04/23/12	Science on Tap Quizzo - Philadelphia Science Festival National Mechanics
    04/22/12	Truth, Trust and Fracking - Philadelphia Science Festival Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/31/12	The Sky Is Falling: White-Nose Syndrome In Bats - Annual Westbrook Lecture Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/26/12- 04/30/12	Agricultural Science and Policy - Evening Course Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
    03/21/12- 04/25/12	Introduction to Pollination Biology - Evening Course Free Library of Philadelphia - Independence Branch
    03/15/12	Instructing Our Cells to Rebuild Our Bodies - Weeknights at the Wagner Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/12/12	Science on Tap - Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria National Mechanics
    02/09/12	What's Love Got To Do With It? Fertilization Imagery in the Art of Klimt, Kahlo, and Rivera Wagner Free Institute of Science
    01/28/12- 03/17/12	Topics in the History of Life University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum)
    01/18/12- 01/22/12	The Dog and Its DNA - Free Evening Course Free Library of Philadelphia - Independence Branch
    01/18/12- 02/22/12	The Dog and Its DNA - Evening Course Free Library of Philadelphia - Independence Branch
    01/17/12- 02/20/12	Tropical Botany and Ecology - Free Evening Course Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
    11/11/11	A Sip of Science 2011 Benefit Cocktail Party Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/27/11	Under Glass: A Victorian Obsession - An Illustrated Presentation by John Whitenight Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/22/11	Fangs: A Spooky Creature Feature Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/10/11	Science on Tap: The Science of Demonology National Mechanics
    10/06/11	Elephants: Past, Present, and Future? Wagner Free Institute of Science
    09/24/11	Fantastic Forests Wagner Free Institute of Science
    09/09/11	The Philadelphia Honey Festival: Wagner Free Institute Wagner Free Institute of Science
    05/25/11	Creating Machine Civilization: Photography, Technology and American Culture Wagner Free Institute of Science
    05/07/11	Natural History Road Show Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/26/11	2011 Westbrook Lecture Wagner Free Institute of Science
    11/04/10	Looking into the Future: Global Climate Change and Ecosystems Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/23/10	Bloodsuckers: A Spooky Creature Feature Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/14/10	The Experiments of Edgar Allan Poe Wagner Free Institute of Science
    09/11/10	Pollinator Power Wagner Free Institute of Science
    05/20/10	Silent, Weird, Beautiful: Philadelphia's City Hall and Its Architect Wagner Free Institute of Science
    04/24/10	The ABCs of Beekeeping Mt. Airy, Philadelphia
    04/24/10	3rd Annual Natural History Road Show Wagner Free Institute of Science
    04/07/10	A History of Taxidermy Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/27/10	I Am One of You: The Secret Language of Bacteria Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/04/10	Stories Behind the Species: Animals at Risk Wagner Free Institute of Science
    11/21/09	Naturally Illuminating: The Science Behind Luminescence Wagner Free Institute of Science
    11/05/09	Gold, Elixirs and Books of Secrets: A Brief History of Alchemy Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/24/09	Whooo Goes Bump in the Night: A Spooky Creature Feature Wagner Free Institute of Science
    10/15/09	Life at the Bottom of the World: Deep Sea Cephalopods of the Atlantic Wagner Free Institute of Science
    05/09/09	Natural History Road Show Wagner Free Institute of Science
    04/27/09- 05/03/09	Museum Week at the Wagner Free Institute of Science Wagner Free Institute of Science
    03/28/09	BSI - The Case of the Disappearing Bees Wagner Free Institute of Science