Upcoming Events

Weeknights at the Wagner

The Institute will present five evening lectures this year as part of the Weeknights at the Wagner lecture series. Distinguished scientists and scholars explore current topics in science, history, and art as well as topics that connect to the Institute's history and its museum collection. All lectures begin at 5:30 PM. The Institute's museum is open until 7:00 PM.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Fertilization Imagery in the Art of Gustav Klimt, Frida Kahlo, and Diego Rivera

An Illustrated Lecture by DR. SCOTT GILBERT

Swarthmore College

4:00 - 7:00 PM

Lecture at 5:30 PM

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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012

Instructing our Cells to Rebuild our Bodies

A Lecture by DR. JOHN GEARHART

University of Pennsylvania

4:00 - 7:00 PM

Lecture at 5:30 PM

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012

Electrifying Philadelphia:

Pageantry, Progress, and Power in the City Beautiful

with architectural historian DR. AARON WUNSCH

University of Pennsylvania

4:00 - 7:00 PM

Lecture at 5:30 PM

Followed by the Annual Members' Reception

7:00 - 8:00 PM

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011

Elephants: Past, Present, Future?

An Illustrated Lecture by VIRGINIA RIDDLE PEARSON

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and

Princeton University

4:00 - 7:00 PM

Lecture at 5:30 PM

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011

Under Glass: A Victorian Obsession

An Illustrated Presentation by JOHN WHITENIGHT

4:00 - 7:00 PM

Lecture at 5:30 PM

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