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Wagner’s May 1st Saturday Open House: Foraging Frenzy!
May 6, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
MAY’S FIRST SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE
Foraging Frenzy!
This month our theme is Foraging Frenzy! Check out our new mushroom display in the Exhibit Hall with dried specimens and papier-mâché mushroom models that date back to the 1800s. Get a lesson in mushrooms from The Philadelphia Mycology Club! And learn how to find the best mushrooms in the field and which ones to avoid, with fresh specimens to view.
We’ll have arts & crafts activities inspired by the foraging theme too. Make your own “spore print” or press and dry some flowers to take home!
As always, there will be scavenger hunts and activities for families with children. The Exhibit Hall will be open for self-guided tours of the natural history collection throughout the day. Explore our 100,000 natural history specimens, including ancient fossils, glowing minerals and animals from around the globe. The Wagner’s backyard will be also open for exploration with nature scavenger hunts and foraging games and activities!
Free admission to the museum and program; donations are encouraged!
Things to Know Before Your Visit
• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum.
• Masks are recommended but not required.
• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light.
• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors, photography is not allowed in the museum and food and drink are not permitted in the building.
•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free and metered parking is available on Bouvier Street and Cecil B. Moore.
A dream that keeps growing…
In 1855, William Wagner had a dream of providing free science education to anyone who wanted to learn, regardless of background or ability to pay. Today, the Wagner offers more programs to more people than ever before! Your support helps us provide free education, not only through the museum, but through a wide range of courses, lectures, field trips, and children’s science programs. Donations also assist us in caring for the museum and library collections and in preserving our wonderful building, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. To learn more about what we do please visit our website.
Registration Information
In keeping with its original charter, admission is free—donations are suggested to ensure the future and quality of Wagner’s free education programs and to preserve its National Landmark building and collections.
Suggested Donations
$25/Family
$10/adult
$5/student
For any questions, please email [email protected] or call 215-763-6529 x17.
If you would like to check your membership status or become a member, please email [email protected] or call 215-763-6529 x11.