Museums/Exhibits

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

16

Thu

10am-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

16

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

16

Thu

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

16

Thu

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

17

Fri

10am-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

10am-3pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

17

Fri

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

17

Fri

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

17

Fri

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

11am-1pm

FREEDOM WALK: Historic Philadelphia

You start at the museum and end up at Mother Bethel church, learning about the Free African Movement in Philadelphia. You'll stop where Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, The President's House (the first White House where nine enslaved Africans lived and were kept by George Washington) and Congo Square, site of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas.

@ The African American Museum in Philadelphia, 710 Arch St.

215-574-0380

Occurs: Every Saturday

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

18

Sat

noon-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

18

Sat

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

18

Sat

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

19

Sun

noon-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

noon-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

noon-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

19

Sun

noon-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

11am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

noon-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

19

Sun

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

19

Sun

1-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

19

Sun

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

20

Mon

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

20

Mon

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

21

Tue

10am-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

21

Tue

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

21

Tue

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

21

Tue

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

22

Wed

10am-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

22

Wed

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

22

Wed

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$5-$10

Features a reconstruction of Wharton Esherick's three-sided outhouse, which was inspired by the 1919 film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary."

@ Wharton Esherick Museum, 1520 Horse Shoe Trail

610-644-5822

May.

22

Wed

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features interactive stations exploring the science, history and artistic skill behind boat construction.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

Charts the role of art in the lives of Philadelphians during the American Revolution.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall and look like giant huts, last for two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features the only permanent display of dinosaurs in the state. The gallery's Science in Action Lab allows visitors to watch volunteers prepare real paleontology specimens.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The pomegranate has long been a symbol of health, fertility and resurrection. See how it has been depicted in centuries of art from a variety of cultures.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$4-$15

Features photographs of filling stations from the '20s to the '60s to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the American oil industry.

@ Mercer Museum, 84 S. Pine St.

215-230-0823

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features model and life-sized airplanes, a flight simulator and sound effects that are designed to make you feel as if you're in the middle of a live air show.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a variety of Benjamin Franklin's belongings and inventions, including a lens, lightning rod and bifocals.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a massive model of a human heart that you can walk through, and which has interactive stations that pertain to blood, health, anatomy and heart ailments.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Features bird specimens and nests on display. Highlights include an extinct passenger pigeon and 3-D dioramas of the birds in their habitats.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

The highlight of this exhibition is a complete horse and man armor from the early 16th century.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Inspiring Fashion: Gifts from Designers Honoring Tom Marotta

Features examples of contemporary evening wear designs that were given as gifts to Tom Marotta, the vice president of couture for Saks Fifth Avenue.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a selection of sculptures from the titular Japanese-American artist. Many of Noguchi's sculptures have untouched surfaces of stone, as he believed that sculpting should maintain the original form of its materials.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features refractor and reflector telescopes that provide an up-close look at planets, stars and other galaxies.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

6:30pm-mid.

FREE

Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner discusses Kalman's exhibition, including the work involved and the organization needed to create it.

@ Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

215-898-7108

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features an assortment of objects used to consume alcoholic beverages from 17th- and 18th-century Europe.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-4:30pm

FREE

Features interactive displays that describe the country's financial history. Visitors can view a rare $100,000 bill, test their skills at detecting counterfeit cash, and learn about what the government uses to predict our economic future.

@ Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 10 Independence Mall

215-574-6000

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier are here immortalized as the subjects of the earliest surviving portraits of an African-American couple.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features a wall-sized portrait of every U.S. president, including the newly elected Barack Obama.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

23

Thu

10am-4pm

See twelve copperplate etchings by Swedish artist Anders Zorn, most of which have not been on view since 1992.

@ American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave.

215-389-1776

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Features documents and artifacts exploring the U.S. Navy at the time of the Spanish-American War, as well as the role of the USS Olympia ship.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

May.

23

Thu

8pm-mid.

$5

The Oracle

This hip monthly party features. live painting, funky jams and a projector blasting inspired images.

@ Arts Garage, 1533 Ridge Ave.

215-765-2702

www.theartsgarage.com

Occurs: Fourth Thursday

May.

23

Thu

8pm-mid.

$5

The Oracle

This hip monthly party features. live painting, funky jams and a projector blasting inspired images.

@ Arts Garage, 1533 Ridge Ave.

215-765-2702

www.theartsgarage.com

Occurs: Fourth Thursday

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features paintings and photography that depict the story of ordinary heroes: the woman who jumped onto train tracks to save a stranger, the professor who sacrificed his life to save his students during the Virginia Tech massacre, and many others.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Features the stories of 20 individuals and organizations that are trying to bring about international peace, including celebrities like Elie Wiesel and Bono, religious figures like Pope John Paul II, and organizations like Doctors Without Borders and the Bill Gates Foundation.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features Buddhist masterpieces from the Himalayan region of Asia. Works range from bronze sculptures to paintings rich in cultural and spiritual meaning.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$10-$15

Features an installation by minimalist painter Robert Ryman. Ryman's work consists of 10 vinyl sheets attached to the wall by acrylic paint, displaying the artist's interest in painting directly onto the wall.

@ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St.

215-972-7600

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

$12 for children (ages 13 to 18) and students; $14 for seniors; $16 for adults

Masks, costumes, libretti, instruments—all can be found in this exhibition of Japanese art.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

FREE

Features sketches, computer-generated images and videos that give viewers an inside perspective on the process of curating a museum exhibition.

@ National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 N. 5th St.

215-923-3811

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features paintings by imaginary artists, grouped in a faux art gallery in order to demonstrate scientific concepts. Also, a movie screen simulates different principles of physics, from the mechanics of levers to the composition of atoms.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features 30 interactive stations about space exploration, which allow visitors to play with telescopes, learn about the history of space exploration and try on astronaut suits.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features a 5,500-square-foot stadium with Astro Turf and a Jumbo Tron screen, full of virtual reality games that allow visitors to embrace their inner athletes. The exhibit focuses on how science plays an important role in sports. Now that's something a Wii can't teach.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$12-$16

Features a cross-cultural collection of Korean screen paintings and Chinese ceramics, the latter of which feature narrative designs from novels and legends.

@ Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

215-763-8100

May.

23

Thu

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

Features interactive stations about how trains work, including one that allows visitors to keep the Baldwin 60000 train running by adding coal and tinkering with the controls.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

May.

23

Thu

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Features several installations and stations where visitors can learn about trees and their relationship to people. The main attraction, "Out on a Limb," takes visitors 50 feet up in the air for a bird's-eye view of Morris' gardens.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

Occurs: Daily

May.

23

Thu

10am-5pm

$5-$10