Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

Get the 'behind the scenes' scoop on Philadelphia's water supply system, past and present.Join us for a guided interpretation of the 1815 engineering marvel that is the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark. Find answers to questions on how the Water Department over centuries has provided water to the people of Philadelphia. We will explore what has been, and continues to be, a major tourist attraction exciting visitors such as Lafayette, Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. We will finish our tour inside viewing our exhibits and ending at our freshwater mussel lab.Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

Join us for an outdoor scavenger hunt-type activity that the whole family can enjoy!Come enjoy a morning of letterboxing, an intriguing “treasure hunt” style outdoor activity! Each family will receive a passbook, stamp and a series of water-based clues to find caches hidden both inside and outside at Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! Find all the caches, fill up your passport book with stamps and come see all the hidden treasures Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center has to offer! Enjoy a cup of tea or hot cocoa after you complete your search across the Fairmount Water Works.Registration is required.$5.00 materials

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.Experience CONFLUENCE - A Fine Art Exhibition at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, May 3 – July 26REGISTER FOR AN INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTSWe welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator on select Saturdays. Tours will also be led by a few contributing artists.Tours run approximately 45 minutes.FWWIC VISITOR HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday (10am - 5pm)ADMISSION: Free to all. Donations accepted at Visitors’ Desk.For more information about this event click HERE.The exhibition is brought to you in part by

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.Experience CONFLUENCE - A Fine Art Exhibition at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center, May 3 – July 26REGISTER FOR AN INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTSWe welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator on select Saturdays. Tours will also be led by a few contributing artists.Tours run approximately 45 minutes.FWWIC VISITOR HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday (10am - 5pm)ADMISSION: Free to all. Donations accepted at Visitors’ Desk.For more information about this event click HERE.The exhibition is brought to you in part by

Explore the wildlife and plant life along the banks of the Schuylkill on the Fairmount Water Works Trail and Boardwalk.Explore the wildlife and plant life along the banks of the Schuylkill on the Fairmount Water Works Trail and Boardwalk. Join us for a short guided bird-watching walk and learn how to use binoculars! Get creative with fun tree-themed art and crafts to learn more about the trees along the river. All ages are welcome. Free.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION W CURATOR AND ARTISTSWe welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted and led by few contributing artists. On opening day, which is EARTH DAY - Saturday, April 22nd, tours will include environmental advocate artists; Anabelle Rodríguez, Maura Williams and others. You won’t want miss this special opportunity to hear from these artists who are featured in this special exhibition themed on flooding and Global Climate Change.Tour runs approximately 45 minutes.FWWIC VISITOR HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday

Join us for a special meet-the-artist closing reception.PLEASE JOIN US!Catered light fare will be served. Refreshments donated by 31st and Wharton.CONTRIBUTING GALLERIES/ARTISTS Independent Artists: Loren Berckey, Diane Burko, Rhea Cutillo, Andrea Krupp, Anabelle Rodríguez, Laura Storck and Maura Williams Cerulean Arts Gallery: Pia De Girolamo, Richard Estell, Susan B. Howard, Frederic C. Kaplan, Michael Rossman and Jill A. Rupinski Thom Duffy Fine Art: Thom Duffy and Andrés Tavárez Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Arden Bendler Browning, Tim McFarlane and Rebecca Rutstein Schwarz Gallery: Antique painting by Arthur Melzer Hollis Taggart: Bill ScottThe exhibition is brought to you in part by Fund for

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic LandmarkThis guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation".Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic LandmarkThis guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation".Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

Join Fairmount Water Works and Schuylkill River Development Corporation in exploring the Schuylkill River with activities and kayaking!Join Fairmount Water Works and Schuylkill River Development Corporation in exploring the Schuylkill River - from life in a drop of river water to plants that help keep the river clean.After a brief lunch break (bring your own), we will hike down the Schuylkill River Trail (about 1 mile) to the Walnut Street Dock, where kayaks await. Hidden River Outfitters will give a brief orientation to paddling and then we’ll get into our kayaks and out on the river!This program is geared towards

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic LandmarkMay is Historic Preservation Month!This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation".Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark.May is Historic Preservation Month!This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation".Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An evening of conversation about art and public health with physician and public health expert Dr. Pouné Saberi and artist Dr.Pia De GirolaPlease join us for an evening of conversation about art and public health with physician and public health expert Dr. Pouné Saberi and artist Dr. Pia De Girolamo, MD. They will explore the physical and mental health impacts of climate change and how creative expressions offer solutions. Ellen Schultz, FWWIC Director of Strategic Partnership will facilitate a dialogue between our featured speakers, followed by interactive audience participation.Dr. Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH, has been a physician for more than

Explore the Schuylkill River!How do we know if the water in the Schuylkill River is healthy? Join FWWIC staff in collecting water samples from the river to test the water quality. Use a plankton net to sample microorganisms and view with a microscope. Try to identify them and make a sketch to take home! Recommended for families with children at least 6 years old. Free.

A special guided tour of the exterior grounds of the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark.May is Historic Preservation Month!This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation".Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists. We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator. Visitors will also be greeted and led by few contributing artists. On opening day, which is EARTH DAY - Saturday, April 22nd, tours will include environmental advocate artists; Anabelle Rodríguez, Maura Williams and others. You won’t want miss this special opportunity to hear from these artists who are featured in this special exhibition themed on flooding and Global Climate Change. Tour runs approximately 45 minutes. FWWIC VISITOR HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday (10am - 5pm) ADMISSION:

An informal tour and discussion with curator and artists.

Join your fellow SRG staff and your fellow members for this meaningful tour.Join your fellow SRG staff and your fellow members for this informative and meaningful tour of the Historic Fairmount Waterworks and their POOL exhibit-A Social History of Segregation. POOL helps to illuminate a little-known history of segregated swimming in America and its connection to present-day drowning issues affecting Black communities. Weaving together history, art, storytelling, scholarship and place-based learning, this multi-disciplinary work explores the role of public pools in our communities with the goal of deepening understanding of the connection between water, social justice and public health.

This side event focuses on the role of rivers, deltas and estuaries worldwide in the sustenance of mankind.A full day program open to everyone about water as a lead up to the UN Water Conference 2023 in NYC March 22-24th, a mid-term review of the objectives of “Water for Sustainable Development (2018-2028) hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands. A Delegation from the Netherlands will gather with Philadelphians at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center to affirm the central role water plays in sustainable development. Speakers, guided history tours, informal conversations and serious game playing will celebrate water, public engagement, place-based

Join the Philadelphia Water Department and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a two-day summit for World Water Day 2023!

Join the Philadelphia Water Department and the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a two-day summit for World Water Day 2023!

Please join Sandy Sorlien and other contributors to celebrate the launch of Inland with an interactive talk and preview of the exhibition.Please join Sandy Sorlien and other contributors to celebrate the launch of Inland, a new book of photographs, maps, and essays about the historic Schuylkill Navigation system and its mostly-hidden ruins. Inland was published in hardcover by George F. Thompson Books, designed by Deborah Larkin in Philadelphia, and printed by Brilliant Graphics in Pennsylvania. Main Point Books will be on site with books available for purchase ($45).An exhibition of prints and maps from the book will be on view