Behind the Scenes at The Franklin Institute: The Historical Collections

This exclusive, private group tour of The Franklin Institute will allow you a glimpse into the museum's rich historic collections. Enjoy a special behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's non-public "nooks and crannies" to see where the historic collections are stored. Finally, get the inside scoop on some of The Franklin Institute's one-of-a-kind artifacts with a "white gloves" encounter. A member of the curatorial staff will walk you through rarely presented artifacts and archives from the collections, such as Muybridge's motion studies and some of Edison's inventions.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
- Franklin's lightning rod and 'armonica (shown above)
- Fairmount Waterworks archives
- Wright Brother archives
- Muybridge motion studies archives
- Edison's inventions (phonographs & mimeographs)
- Lunch at the museum catered by Frog Commissary

Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: The Franklin Institute


Price: $85 per person (Philadelphia Hospitality members save 10%. Enter the code "Philadelphia Card" at checkout)

For a complete itinerary and to register, call 1-800-714-3287 x21 or brickman@philahospitality.org or buy tickets online here.