Parkway Museums District

Happy 102nd Birthday to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway! Share your best pic of the Parkway in the comments!

Make a night of it! Want to grab a bite to eat before or after your Night Tour? Fairmount has plenty of great bars and restaurants! We've compiled a list of spots within walking distance of the penitentiary. Visit www.EasternState.org/NightTours for more information.

Paleopalooza is coming!! The Academy of Natural Sciences

On October 14, professor and Landscape Historian Sonja Duempelmann will lead Tree Talk: On the Nature, Culture, and Politics of Tree Planting. We'll discuss the history of urban greening and how we can continue these efforts today. Register now: https://bit.ly/2GAmwhK

Interested in protecting your invention with a patent? Would you like to talk to a Registered Patent Agent for FREE? You'll find details about a special opportunity on October 13th at 12pm here: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/event/101851

There's no way around it: younger generations are losing touch with Holocaust history, and it must be addressed. Last month, the Claims Conference (Conference o...n Jewish Material Claims Against Germany) released a survey on Holocaust knowledge in Millennials and Gen-Zers. The shocking results revealed that there is a significant lack of Holocaust awareness and lack of foundational knowledge about the facts of the Holocaust on a national level, with 63% of the respondents severely underestimating the scope of the tragedy. It's clear that the lessons of the Holocaust and the promotion of tolerance are more important now than ever. We need better educational programming surrounding these events something that the PHRF has made a top priority.

Now open in our brand new Dietrich Gallery, Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the best in wildlife photography from around the globe. Get your tickets today: bit.ly/philly-dinosaur-museum

Happy Mad Hatter Day! (shown: Juan Gris' 1912 "Man in a Cafe," Philadelphia Museum of Art)

Tonight at 6pm!

The WSJ calls the Elijah Pierce exhibition a "celebration of a remarkable, self-taught woodcarver," and says it's "time to put on a mask and book a ticket to the Barnes!"

Crayola IDEAworks: The Creativity Exhibition is coming to The Franklin Institute!