BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Grid Magazine - ECPv6.16.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Grid Magazine X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gridphilly.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Grid Magazine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260508T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260504T132256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T132256Z UID:10034617-1778245200-1778248800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice observation and nature identification in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nBeginning Friday\, April 10th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:00pm. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2026 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:00pm on Fridays. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fridays-in-the-field-5/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/167459889ed9edaa0da4b6c91cc4b7f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260429T165511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T165511Z UID:10032677-1777723200-1777737600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:May First Saturday Open House: Go Birds! DESCRIPTION:Learn skills for bird identification at this First Saturday Open House!\n\n\nMAY FIRST SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE\nGo Birds!\nBirdwatching requires a combination of skills: a watchful eye\, a patient demeanor\, and a working knowledge on what local birds look like\, sound like\, and where you might best find them. At this First Saturday Open House\, be an ornithologist by practicing your bird watching skills in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden. Visitors can imitate bird calls and learn tips on how to accurately identify our flying friends. This is a perfect opportunity for folks to freshen up on their ornithology knowledge in preparation for Global Big Day\, an annual celebration of birding to be held on Saturday May 9th. \nJoin us at 1pm for a talk in our lecture hall on Philadelphia area birds and where to find them by expert birder Holger Pflicke. Since 2019\, Holger has been leading walks for BirdPhilly in every corner of Philadelphia\, and since 2025\, he has been hosting a walk series with the Free Library to promote the birding backpacks. Among many other bird-related things\, he is a Regional Coordinator for the 3rd Pennsylvania Bird Atlas (2024-29) and organizes the city’s breeding and mid-winter bird censuses. \nThis event is also a part of Remake Learning Days\, a national celebration of innovative experiences and opportunities for youth to develop their sense of creativity\, perseverance and curiosity. \nThe Wagner’s 100\,000+ natural history collection will also be available for self-guided exploration throughout the day. Browse ancient fossils\, glowing minerals\, and animals from around the globe. Visitors can wander at their own pace\, follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts\, or even fill in a coloring page with images from the Wagner’s library! \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-ins welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present a ticket at the desk—just your name! \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n• The Institute does not have a parking lot. Parking along Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free and there is no time limit. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner; there is metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. \n \nImages: Studer\, Jacob Henry\, Jacob Henry Studer\, Theodore Jasper\, John Graham. Bell\, Frank M. Chapman\, Natural science association of America (New York\, N.Y.)\, and E.G. Williams & Bro.\,. 1895. The Birds of North America; One Hundred and Nineteen Artistic Colored Plates Representing the Different Species and Varieties\, Drawn and Colored from Nature. Including a Copious Text Giving a Popular Account of Their Habits and Characteristics\, Based on Observations Made in the Field by the Most Eminent Writers on Ornithology. Prefaced by a Systematic Table and Index to Page\, Plate and Figure. Arranged According to the Classification Adopted by the American Ornithologists’ Union. New York\, U.S.A: Published under the auspices of the Natural Science Association of America. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41959143. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/may-first-saturday-open-house-go-birds/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fe24b9f31e01522f02320cc0f7ea62f9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260427T021234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T021234Z UID:10032635-1777640400-1777644000@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice observation and nature identification in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nBeginning Friday\, April 10th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:00pm. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2026 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:00pm on Fridays. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fridays-in-the-field-4/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/167459889ed9edaa0da4b6c91cc4b7f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260421T170908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T170908Z UID:10032452-1777035600-1777039200@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice observation and nature identification in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nBeginning Friday\, April 10th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:00pm. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2026 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:00pm on Fridays. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fridays-in-the-field-3/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/167459889ed9edaa0da4b6c91cc4b7f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260418T182104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T182104Z UID:10032368-1776763800-1776789000@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall holds more than 100\,000 natural history specimens. It is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday\, 9:30AM to 4:30PM\, and on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September to May\, except January). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and feature guest speakers and hands-on activities. Check our website for the schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email our museum educator: tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the Wagner’s historic building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Wagner does not have a parking lot. Free street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street\, and on Bouvier and other nearby streets. Metered parking is available on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The Wagner is also accessible via public transit – it is near multiple bus and train lines. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2026-5/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260413T010919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T010919Z UID:10032211-1776430800-1776434400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice observation and nature identification in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nBeginning Friday\, April 10th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:00pm. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2026 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:00pm on Fridays. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fridays-in-the-field-2/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/167459889ed9edaa0da4b6c91cc4b7f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260409T022753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T022753Z UID:10032167-1775826000-1775829600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice observation and nature identification in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nBeginning Friday\, April 10th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:00pm. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2026 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:00pm on Fridays. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/fridays-in-the-field/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/167459889ed9edaa0da4b6c91cc4b7f4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260326T013711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T013930Z UID:10030480-1775304000-1775318400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:April First Saturday: All About Bugs! DESCRIPTION:Explore the museum\, capture bugs in the Wagner’s teaching garden\, and learn about insect preservation.\n\n\nAPRIL FIRST SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE\nAll About Bugs!\nThe Wagner’s Entomology Collection boasts a lot of bugs: iridescent beetles\, pinned butterflies\, millipedes in ethanol\, and more—with a significant selection collected right here in Philadelphia. At this First Saturday Open House visitors will learn about insect behavior and eating habits\, learn tricks for capturing bugs in the wild\, and discover different techniques for insect preservation. With the help of an entomologist\, folks will also get the chance to pin their own insect specimen to take home with them. \nThe Wagner’s entomology collection and host of other natural history specimens will be available for self-guided exploration throughout the day in the Exhibit Hall. Browse ancient fossils\, glowing minerals\, and animals from around the globe. Visitors can wander at their own pace\, follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts\, or even fill in a coloring page with images from the Wagner’s library! \nAdmission is free to everyone and donations are welcome to support our mission. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-ins welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present a ticket at the desk—just your name! \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n• The Institute does not have a parking lot. Parking along Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free and there is no time limit. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner; there is metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/april-first-saturday-all-about-bugs/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/97d54e668d2e9ffaceec4e3a9eaf1b95.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260303T202819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T203023Z UID:10029969-1772884800-1772899200@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:March First Saturday: The Natural History Road Show DESCRIPTION:Have your found rocks\, minerals\, shells\, bones\, insects\, fossils and other specimen identified by science experts!\n\n\nMARCH’S FIRST SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE\nThe Natural History Road Show\nAre you a 21st century naturalist? Do you have natural materials collected on a personal expedition but can’t figure out the scientific classification for your findings? Come have your specimens identified by a panel of experts at the Wagner’s Natural History Road Show! Visitors can meet and chat with scientists who specialize in insects\, fossils\, bones\, shells\, rocks\, and minerals. If you don’t have a specimen to bring\, see if you can stump the panelists with one of ours. \nOur panelists include professor of biology Dr. Jason Downs\, entomologist Greg Cowper\, and others to be announced soon! \nAdditional activities throughout the day include exploring our natural history collection\, completing a scavenger hunt\, drawing in the museum\, and digging up and identifying different types of shark teeth! Visitors may even take their found shark tooth home with them. \nAbout our Panelists\nDr. Jason Downs is the Philip Lian & Joan Mueller Professor of Paleontology and Geology at the Wagner Free Institute of Science. He is Professor of Biology at Delaware Valley University and a Research Associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences in the Vertebrate Paleontology Group\, where he has done active research since 2006. At the Academy\, he was one of the team members who discovered the Tiktaalik roseae\, a specimen that shed new light on the vertebrate transition to land. \nGreg Cowper is an Entomologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. He is one of the caretakers of the four million specimens that encompass the Academy’s insect collection. He assists in the curation of the Orthoptera section of the collection\, the grasshoppers\, crickets and katydids. In 2008 he began traveling to Southern Africa collecting and focusing on Orthoptera\, studying grasshopper speciation\, and adding new specimens and species to the collection. He is also a member of the Wagner’s faculty\, teaching courses on entomology and about the history of collecting. \n \n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-ins welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present a ticket at the desk—just your name! \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n• The Institute does not have a parking lot. Parking along Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free and there is no time limit. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner; there is metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/march-first-saturday-the-natural-history-road-show/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/c8b526f8621e9e21f5f56b0cde622e11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260302T214426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T214447Z UID:10029896-1772530200-1772555400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall holds more than 100\,000 natural history specimens. It is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday\, 9:30AM to 4:30PM\, and on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September to May\, except January). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and feature guest speakers and hands-on activities. Check our website for the schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email our museum educator: tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the Wagner’s historic building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Wagner does not have a parking lot. Free street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street\, and on Bouvier and other nearby streets. Metered parking is available on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The Wagner is also accessible via public transit – it is near multiple bus and train lines. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2026-4/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260223T201702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T201955Z UID:10029129-1771925400-1771950600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall holds more than 100\,000 natural history specimens. It is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday\, 9:30AM to 4:30PM\, and on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September to May\, except January). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and feature guest speakers and hands-on activities. Check our website for the schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email our museum educator: tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the Wagner’s historic building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Wagner does not have a parking lot. Free street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street\, and on Bouvier and other nearby streets. Metered parking is available on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The Wagner is also accessible via public transit – it is near multiple bus and train lines. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2026-3/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260202T174908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T175008Z UID:10028705-1770465600-1770480000@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:February First Saturday: Rock\, Paper\, Stickers—The Science of Surface DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about the science of the surfaces that hold our communications\, from rocks to paper\, and explore the Wagner’s collections.\n\n\nFEBRUARY’S FIRST SATURDAY OPEN HOUSE\nRock\, Papers\, Stickers: The Science of Surface\nFrom cave paintings\, to love letters\, to bank statements\, or even the plans for the moon landing\, writing down our ideas—as words and images—gives them power and helps us communicate across centuries. For writing to last\, stylus must meet surface and create an indelible mark. At this Open House\, Thomas Jefferson University Chemistry Professor Dr. Thomas Twardowski will present a set of demonstrations that explore inks and surfaces\, binding and sticking\, marking and fading\, to illuminate the traditions of written communications. \nSpend the afternoon exploring the ways that paper and other surfaces interact with ink\, paint\, glitter and other materials. Try your hand at papermaking\, shine a light through materials to reveal hidden colors and patterns under the surface\, and probe the sticky interactions that make drawing\, writing and coloring possible – all while enjoying the Wagner’s natural history museum and historic building. \nThe Exhibit Hall will be open for self-guided exploration 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. Wander at your own pace or follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts. You can also pick up pencils and paper to draw from the specimens on display. \nSpecial thanks to the Society of Plastics Engineers Philadelphia Section and our volunteers. \nSchedule: \n1 & 3:15 PM: Science of Surface presentation with Dr. Tom Twardowski \n12 – 4 PM: Ongoing activity stations: \n\nWill it Stick? There is surface and there is ink – how do they stick together?\nWhat’s Inside Transparent – use a special light to reveal hidden colors and patterns\nGlitter Beads and Binders – make your own glitter beads\, and discover how binders combine with pigments to make ink for writing and painting\nPutty Science – Play with putty to investigate the rich history of written communication\, including cameo\, intaglio\, blocking and more\nRecycled Papermaking – make your own hand-dipped piece of recycled paper (weather-permitting)\nScavenger Hunts\nCreate your own drawing in the museum\n\n\n\n\n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-ins welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present a ticket at the desk—just your name! \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n• The Institute does not have a parking lot. Parking along Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free and there is no time limit. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner; there is metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/february-first-saturday-rock-paper-stickers-the-science-of-surface/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/cee4376c98b36750053af2c7463aec93.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20260202T161800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T162004Z UID:10028662-1770111000-1770136200@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall holds more than 100\,000 natural history specimens. It is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday\, 9:30AM to 4:30PM\, and on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September to May\, except January). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and feature guest speakers and hands-on activities. Check our website for the schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email our museum educator: tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the Wagner’s historic building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Wagner does not have a parking lot. Free street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street\, and on Bouvier and other nearby streets. Metered parking is available on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The Wagner is also accessible via public transit – it is near multiple bus and train lines. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2026-2/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251229T170100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T170100Z UID:10027899-1767346200-1767371400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall holds more than 100\,000 natural history specimens. It is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday\, 9:30AM to 4:30PM\, and on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September to May\, except January). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and feature guest speakers and hands-on activities. Check our website for the schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email our museum educator: tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the Wagner’s historic building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Wagner does not have a parking lot. Free street parking is available on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street\, and on Bouvier and other nearby streets. Metered parking is available on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The Wagner is also accessible via public transit – it is near multiple bus and train lines. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email AbigailC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2026/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T193000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251206T035332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T035332Z UID:10025385-1765476000-1765481400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Weeknights at the Wagner: Art\, Science\, and the "Super/Natural" DESCRIPTION:Artist Judith Schaechter discusses her monumental exhibit Super/Natural and how she combines science and art in her work to conjure wonder.\n\n\nWEEKNIGHTS AT THE WAGNER\nIn Conversation with Judith Schaechter: Art\, Science\, and the “Super/Natural”\n \nAcclaimed stained glass artist Judith Schaechter will discuss her immersive installation “Super/Natural”—a luminous\, three-tiered cosmos rendered in glass. The work draws on her residency at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics\, incorporating insights from biophilic design and the rich history of women’s contributions to botanical art. “Super/Natural” reimagines nature as a space of awe and contemplation\, inviting viewers into a renewed sense of wonder and connection with the living world. \nThe daughter of renowned microbiologist Elio Schaechter\, Judith will also explore the interplay between art and science. Through the lens of her own work\, she will consider where these disciplines intersect\, where they diverge\, and whether true objectivity is even possible in a world observed from within one’s own mind. \nAn evening lecture series\, Weeknights at the Wagner\, invites experts into our Victorian lecture hall to speak on a range of science and history of science related subjects. Each talk includes a Q&A with the speaker. \n“Super/Natural” is on view at the Michener Art Museum through September 14th\, and will then be on view at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco\, California. \n \nAbout the Speaker\nJudith Schaechter lives and works in Philadelphia. Her work is collected internationally and is represented in the collections of the Smithsonian\, the Metropolitan Museum in New York\, the Victoria and Albert in London and the Hermitage\, among others. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005 and her work was in the 2002 Whitney Biennial. In 2013\, Judith was inducted to the College of Fellows of the American Craft Council. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Glass Art Society in 2022 and in 2023\, she was named a Smithsonian Visionary Artist. \nIn 2020-21\, Judith’s work was the subject of a retrospective exhibition organized by the Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester\, NY\, which traveled to the Toledo Museum and the Des Moines Art Center. \n \n\n\n\n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn keeping with its original charter\, admission to the lecture 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. \n \nImages: \nDetail shots of “Super/Natural\,” stained glass dome structure. Glass designed and fabricated by Judith Schaechter (studio assistant\, Konstantin Sievaplesov). Dome designed by Judith Schaechter and Patrick Murray\, fabricated by Patrick Murray and Kyrue Walker. \nJudith Schaechter at work. Courtesy of the artist. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/weeknights-at-the-wagner-art-science-and-the-super-natural/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/a8b08bfdad74cc88f13f005dad8ce11b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251206T035048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251206T035048Z UID:10025382-1765272600-1765297800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-12/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251124T141747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T141747Z UID:10025128-1765022400-1765036800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:December First Saturday Open House: Mineral Mania! DESCRIPTION:Learn all about what makes different minerals special and how humans utilize them in our daily lives.\n\n\nUpstairs in the Wagner’s Exhibit Hall you’ll find rows of cases featuring shiny crystals\, stinky sulphur\, minerals found locally\, minerals that glow under UV light\, minerals as big as a dinner plate and those as small as a penny. \nDuring this special open house explore how people historically learned about minerals and other natural elements. Visitors can view educational lantern slides from our archives\, look at different minerals under a microscope\, and explore optical mineralogy. Visitors may also experiment with minerals from the Wagner’s teaching collection\, testing things like hardness\, luster\, color\, and cleavage to identify each mineral. We’ll also have a mineral station and children’s activity table\, featuring the metamorphic minerals of the Wissahickon. \nThere will be talks and demonstrations in our lecture hall throughout the day. Make sure to join us at 1 pm for Mineral Oddities by Karenne Snow and at 2:30 pm for a glowing demonstration of Fluorescent Minerals by Bruce Mitchell—both are longtime members of the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society. The Wagner will also have a collection of minerals for sale\, priced between $1 – $20. This is a great opportunity for those looking to start or grow their own scientific collection! \n \n\n\n\n \nThe Wagner’s mineral collection and host of other natural history specimens will be available for self-guided exploration throughout the day in the Exhibit Hall. Browse ancient fossils\, glowing minerals\, and animals from around the globe. Visitors can wander at their own pace\, follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts\, or even fill in a coloring page with images from the Wagner’s library! \n \nAdmission is free to everyone and donations are welcome to support our mission. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n\nWalk-ins are welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present their registration or confirmation email at the desk—just your name!\nThere is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light.\nThe museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible.\nTo protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building.\nThe Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue.\n\n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. \nIf you are a group leader and wish to bring a group of 10 or more to the program\, please email our museum educator\, TobeyC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email abigailc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x24. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/december-first-saturday-open-house-mineral-mania/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/711a3badc32ee465d40e5c6091b9b357.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251117T143235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T143235Z UID:10024423-1763458200-1763483400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-11/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251110T015105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T015105Z UID:10024294-1762853400-1762878600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1:00 – 3:30pm from 6/20/2025 – 8/8/2025. Visitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the Summer Fridays in the Field Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-10/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251101T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251027T133603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T015735Z UID:10023721-1761998400-1762012800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:November First Saturday Open House: Spooky Creature Feature—Bats! DESCRIPTION:Get up-close-and-personal with live bats from PA Bat Rescue and learn how these spooky creatures help our ecosystem thrive!\n\n\nDid you know Pennsylvania is home to nine different species of bats? Learn why bats are important animals in our ecosystem\, how humans can help protect them\, and how they’re not as scary as they may seem during our November Open House! A special presentation from The Pennsylvania Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation Center will be given at 1pm where brave participants will get to meet and greet some of the center’s live ambassador bats! \nVisitors can also view skeletons\, spiders\, and other spooky specimens in our collection\, decorate paper bat masks\, and try their luck at a blind touch table and guess a specimen by feel. Scavenger hunts and sketching supplies will be available to those looking for alternative engagement with our collection. \nAdults & children are encouraged to come in costume! Dress up and snap a photo with spooky specimens from our teaching collection AND a life-size cut-out of our founder William Wagner! \nThe Pennsylvania Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation Center provides rescue and rehabilitation support for injured\, orphaned and distressed bats. The staff and volunteers at the center understand the importance of wildlife rehabilitation and have committed much of their lives to helping re-introduce bats back into the wild. \n \n\n\n\n \nThis program is part of Philadelphia STEM Equity Week! The Wagner is proud to partner with the Philadelphia STEM Equity Collective (PSEC)\, which aims to unite educators\, students\, professionals\, community leaders\, and families in addressing systemic barriers and promoting equitable access to STEM fields and showcasing the vibrant STEM programs Philadelphia has to offer. \nThe Exhibit Hall will be open from 12 – 4pm where visitors can see the full range of our natural history collection with 100\,000+ specimens on display\, including ancient fossils\, glowing minerals\, and animals from around the globe. Visitors can wander at their own pace\, follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts\, or even fill in a coloring page with images from the Wagner’s library! \n \nAdmission is free to everyone and donations are welcome to support our mission. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n\nWalk-ins are welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present their registration or confirmation email at the desk—just your name!\nThere is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light.\nThe museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible.\nTo protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building.\nThe Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue.\n\n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you are a group leader and wish to bring a group of 10 or more to the program\, please email our museum educator\, TobeyC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/november-first-saturday-open-house-spooky-creature-feature-bats/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/c863089e1a70d16279f822e1b4f64cd7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20251002T143627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T143627Z UID:10022914-1759579200-1759593600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:October First Saturday Open House—The Birds\, the Bees and the Pawpaw Trees DESCRIPTION:Join us as we unveil the Wagner’s new native plant pollinator gardens and learn all about the birds\, the bees and our Pawpaw trees!\n\n\nExplore the Wagner inside and out during this special Open House! In addition to enjoying the wonders of the museum\, you can step outside to observe nature and learn about the array of native plants that make the Wagner’s yard a green oasis for humans and all kinds of local fauna. \nOver the summer we replanted the Wagner’s teaching gardens\, removing invasive species and adding a variety of native plants designed to attract birds\, bees\, butterflies and other pollinators. We also added different kinds of milkweed as sustenance for endangered monarch butterflies that pass through our yard during their long migration. Garden designer Christina Doe will provide tours of the gardens at 1 and 3 pm\, explaining the garden design and how it supports our educational mission while providing food and habitat for urban wildlife and a feast for the eyes of our visitors. \nWe will have binoculars\, magnifying glasses\, nature identification guides\, and friendly staff on hand throughout the day to teach about the natural resources in our yard. \nIn the Lecture Hall at 2 pm\, botanist and chemical ecologist Dr. Kate Goodrich from Widener University\, will give a lively presentation: Flowers\, Flies and Fermentation\, about the pollination ecology of the native pawpaw. The pawpaw is a fascinating local tree that produces the largest native fruits in North America. A staple for indigenous people and early colonists\, the pawpaw has a long local history and is gaining fans for the mango-like fruit that ripens in late summer. The Wagner’s three pawpaw trees produce an abundance of fruit. As part of the day\, there will be young pawpaw plants\, grown from seeds in our yard\, and a few other select plants for sale to plant in your own garden. \n\n\n\nThe Exhibit Hall will be open from 12 – 4pm where visitors can see the full range of our natural history collection with 100\,000+ specimens on display\, including local birds like the Purple Martin\, Yellow-winged Sparrow\, and American Goldfinch\, and a large collection of insects\, many of which were collected on the Wagner’s grounds. Visitors can wander at their own pace\, follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts\, or even fill in a coloring page with images from the Wagner’s library! \n \nAdmission is free to everyone and donations are welcome to support our mission. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n\nWalk-ins are welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present their registration or confirmation email at the desk—just your name!\nThere is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light.\nThe museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible.\nTo protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building.\nThe Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue.\n \n\n\nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you are a group leader and wish to bring a group of 10 or more to the program\, please email our museum educator\, TobeyC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/october-first-saturday-open-house-the-birds-the-bees-and-the-pawpaw-trees/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5d68a5b137f3109560b9e28cf57f4b25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250929T135306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T135306Z UID:10022408-1759224600-1759249800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1:00 – 3:30pm from 6/20/2025 – 8/8/2025. Visitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the Summer Fridays in the Field Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-9/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T193000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250922T143702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T143702Z UID:10022130-1758823200-1758828600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Weeknights at the Wagner—A Flood of Pictures—Photography Deepens the Waters DESCRIPTION:Learn how illustrations\, photographs and other visual communications came to permeate everyday lives and experiences in the United States.\n\n\nWEEKNIGHTS AT THE WAGNER\nA Flood of Pictures: Photography Deepens the Waters\nwith Dr. Michael Leja\, James and Nan Wagner Farquhar Professor Emeritus of History of Art\, University of Pennsylvania\nIn a contemporary society completely saturated with visual art\, advertising\, and other media\, it is difficult to imagine pictures as a novel way of communicating. At this Weeknights at the Wagner talk\, Dr. Michael Leja will take us back to the formative period of this cultural transformation in the U.S.—three decades before the Civil War—when pictures began to permeate everyday life. This flood of images included illustrations in books\, pamphlets\, and newspapers; photographs on cards; prints of various kinds; posters and broadsheets; and large scale paintings for theatrical displays. In a short span of time pictures assumed important functions by supplementing\, and in some cases overshadowing\, verbal texts in conveying news and information. \nDr. Leja will discuss the emerging technologies that enabled this cultural shift\, with a focus on photography. In Philadelphia\, the Langenheim Brothers introduced a string of innovations that led to travel stereographs becoming the first type of photograph to achieve mass distribution. They had a significant but under-appreciated role in bringing photography into the flood of pictures. \nDr. Leja will be speaking from his new book\, “A Flood of Pictures: The Formation of a Picture Culture in the United States” (2025)\, which reconstructs the era in which mass-produced pictures in many media began to permeate Americans’ everyday lives. \nThe book will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the talk. \nProgram Schedule: \nMuseum open until 5:45 pm. \n6 – 7:30 pm: Talk and Q&A in the Lecture Hall. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\nMichael Leja is James and Nan Wagner Farquhar Professor Emeritus of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. He studies the visual arts in various media (painting\, sculpture\, film\, photography\, prints\, illustrations) in the 19th and 20th centuries\, primarily in the United States. His work is multidisciplinary and strives to understand visual artifacts in relation to contemporary cultural\, social\, political\, and intellectual developments. He has authored many books\, including the most recent “A Flood of Pictures: The Formation of a Picture Culture in the United States” (2025). \n\n\n\nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn keeping with its original charter\, admission to the lecture 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. \nImages: \n“Mermaids\,” Sunday Mercury (New York)\, July 17\, 1842\, p. 1\, wood engraving\, 4 x 6.75 in.\, Library of Congress. \nWilliam Langenheim\, Frederick Langenheim Looking at Talbotypes\, 1849-51\, daguerreotype\, 4.75 x 3.5 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art. \nUnidentified artist\, The Farmer of North Bend\, from Tippecanoe Almanac\, 1840\, p. 72\, wood engraving\, 9 x 5 in.\, Library of Congress. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/weeknights-at-the-wagner-a-flood-of-pictures-photography-deepens-the-waters/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/d27f4cf6da0ec0a98762c37125e123f0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250827T195758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T123616Z UID:10020718-1757160000-1757174400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:September First Saturday Open House: Back to School at the Wagner DESCRIPTION:Join us for the first Saturday Open House of the fall season! Explore the museum and take a tour to learn more about the collection & site.\n\n\nExplore the Wagner during our Back to School Open House—the first of our fall season! \nThe museum will be open for self-guided exploration throughout the day. Explore our vast collection of natural history specimens\, including ancient fossils\, glowing minerals and animals from around the globe. Wander at your own pace or follow the path of one of our themed scavenger hunts. You can also pick up pencils and paper to draw from the specimens on display. \nIn addition to exploring on your own\, we’re offering guided tours at 1 and 2:30 pm. Learn about the founding and purpose of the Wagner and gain insight into our National Landmark building\, the museum’s collections and the arrangement of the historic displays. The tour will highlight some of the museum’s most interesting specimens and show how their stories reflect social and intellectual histories of the 19th and 20th centuries\, including changing ideas about evolution\, the environment and the natural world. \nFor all visitors\, we’ll have information about our new fall program schedule\, including field trips\, hands-on science lessons\, evening courses\, public talks and special events! \nThis Open House is being held in collaboration with Founder’s Hall at Girard College\, a free educational institution founded in 1831 as a school for orphaned boys. Founder Stephen Girard inspired William Wagner to start his own free institution and you can learn more about the connections between these two National Historic Landmarks by touring both during our paired Open Houses. Founder’s Hall\, the monumental Greek Revival main building on the campus\, will be open for tours and self-guided exploration from 10 am to 2 pm. It is located on Girard Avenue\, west of 20th Street\, only one mile from the Wagner. Visit them in the morning and then head over to the Wagner to see how Girard’s philanthropic bequest became a model for our institution and others across the country. \nSchedule: \nNoon – 4 pm: Museum open \n1 & 2:30 pm: Guided tours – please sign up at the registration desk \nAdmission is free to everyone and donations are welcome to support our mission. \n\n\n\nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n\nWalk-ins are welcome! Advance registration speeds your entry to the museum. Visitors who register in advance do not need to present their registration or confirmation email at the desk—just your name!\nThere is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light.\nThe museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible.\nTo protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building.\nThe Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue.\n\n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \nFor any questions\, please email communications@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you are a group leader and wish to bring a group of 10 or more to the program\, please email our museum educator\, TobeyC@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/september-first-saturday-open-house-back-to-school-at-the-wagner/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bb6810e59dcf04e05801c9d6054bfd0a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250826T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250818T141722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T155612Z UID:10020573-1756200600-1756225800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1:00 – 3:30pm from 6/20/2025 – 8/8/2025. Visitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the Summer Fridays in the Field Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-8/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250805T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250804T163621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T163621Z UID:10020211-1754386200-1754411400@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1:00 – 3:30pm from 6/20/2025 – 8/8/2025. Visitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the Summer Fridays in the Field Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-7/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T153000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250707T163442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T165126Z UID:10019835-1752843600-1752852600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Summer Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice your scientific skills of observation\, identification\, and questioning with local flora and fauna in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nExplore your local ecosystem this summer at the Wagner’s Fridays in the Field! Beginning June 20th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:30pm. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2025 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/summer-fridays-in-the-field-3/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/96b3fc4b9a20a4bd44d07454603e4c8c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T163000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250714T164012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T164012Z UID:10019917-1752571800-1752597000@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Visit the Wagner Museum 2025 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Wagner!\n\n\nVisit The Wagner!\nCome see our landmark building and historic museum collections\, including rocks\, minerals\, fossils\, taxidermy animals\, mounted skeletons\, and more! The exhibit hall is self-guided\, allowing visitors to explore and learn at their own pace. For first-time visitors and anyone preferring a little more direction\, we have scavenger hunts to guide you and knowledgeable staff on hand to answer any questions. \nWe are open: Tuesday through Friday 9:30 to 4:30PM & on the First Saturday of the month from 12 to 4PM (September – December & February – June). First Saturday programs have their own EventBrite listings and often feature guest speakers. Check our website for our schedule of First Saturdays\, multi-week courses\, evening programs and special events. \nThe Wagner also offers lessons and tours for groups. For groups with 10 or more\, please schedule an appointment on our website or email tobeyc@wagnerfreeinstitute.org. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1:00 – 3:30pm from 6/20/2025 – 8/8/2025. Visitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the Summer Fridays in the Field Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/visit-the-wagner-museum-2025-6/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/a61dc832a18f2a6837a2703c426b35e3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T153000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250707T163417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T164220Z UID:10019834-1752238800-1752247800@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Summer Fridays in the Field DESCRIPTION:Practice your scientific skills of observation\, identification\, and questioning with local flora and fauna in the Wagner’s Teaching Garden!\n\n\nExplore your local ecosystem this summer at the Wagner’s Fridays in the Field! Beginning June 20th\, the Wagner Teaching Garden will be open for independent educational exploration every Friday from 1 – 3:30pm. \nThe Wagner’s Teaching Garden is our most valuable classroom. Not only is our green space full of pollinator gardens\, but it is also a certified Wildlife Habitat\, Bird Habitat\, and Monarch Waystation—our milkweed plants provide valuable nutrients for Monarch butterflies during their cross continental migration. \nVisitors of all ages may borrow hand lenses for close observation of our urban ecosystem\, use nature guides to help identify the different animals\, trees\, and rocks found in our yard\, or take time to relax in the shade and draw from nature. Wagner staff will be available to facilitate use of materials\, but Fridays in the Field is a mostly unguided opportunity to experience the Wagner Teaching Garden. \nVisitors looking to attend Fridays in the Field must enter the museum through the front entrance on Montgomery street and check in with the front desk. Visitors who walk-in and visitors who preregister\, here or through the 2025 Visit the Wagner Eventbrite\, will have full access to the museum and access to the yard from 1pm – 3:30pm on Fridays. \n \nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors are welcome. Advance registration is appreciated and will speed up your entry to the museum. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n \nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/summer-fridays-in-the-field-2/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/96b3fc4b9a20a4bd44d07454603e4c8c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250701T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T214313 CREATED:20250623T162602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T162602Z UID:10019573-1751382000-1751385600@gridphilly.com SUMMARY:Wawa Welcome America—Collections Tour DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Wawa Welcome America with a special guided tour of our National Landmark building and collections!\n\n\nWelcome America!\nFree Museum Day—Collections Tour\nJoin us for a special Guided Tour on July 1st as part of Philadelphia’s Welcome America Festival!\nEvery specimen in our collection has its own story to tell. There are small stories of how each specimen arrived at the Wagner\, and larger stories about how the combined collection illustrates themes of evolution\, religion\, and humans’ place in the universe. This guided tour offers a special opportunity to learn more about our specimens\, why the exhibit hall is arranged the way it is\, and how our museum reflects social and intellectual histories of the 19th and 20th centuries. \nThe tour will begin at 3pm in the Lecture Hall with a presentation on the founding and history of the Wagner\, followed by a guided tour of the museum that will highlight the architecture of the building and some of the specimens on display. \nVisitors are welcome to arrive early to independently explore our historic site and museum collections beforehand. Our collection includes minerals\, fossils\, shells\, insects\, taxidermy birds and mammals. Explore independently or follow one of our themed scavenger hunts\, drawing\, or coloring activities to guide your viewing. All ages may participate in the collections tour but the recommended age is 12 and up. \n\n\n\nThings to Know Before Your Visit\n• Walk-in visitors to the museum are welcome. Advance registration secures your spot for the tour. \n• There is no coat check or place to stow personal items – please travel light. \n• The museum is located on the second floor of the building. There are 5 steps at the entryway and a flight of stairs to access the museum. It is not wheelchair accessible. \n• To protect the specimens and our historic interiors\, photography is not allowed in the museum. Open containers of food and drink are not permitted in the building. \n•The Institute does not have a parking lot. Street parking on Montgomery Avenue and 17th Street is free. There is 2-hour free parking on Bouvier Street and on many blocks near the Wagner and metered parking on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The nearest parking garage is at the Liacouras Center on 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. \n \nA dream that keeps growing… \nIn 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. \n\nRegistration Information\nIn 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. \nSuggested Donations \n$25/Family \n$10/adult \n$5/student \n$0 – Wagner members \nFor any questions\, please email tickets@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x17. \nIf you would like to check your membership status or become a member\, please email KellyT@wagnerfreeinstitute.org or call 215-763-6529 x11. URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/wawa-welcome-america-collections-tour/ LOCATION:Wagner Free Institute of Science\, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gridphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/f9f56bd8feed1a73db75f25b99c965b8.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR