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The original home of the Franklin Institute. (Photo by Willjay via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent

The museum of Philadelphia past

Visiting the Philadelphia History Museum is like climbing into the family attic: We don’t just see the past; it’s our past and probably our parents’ and grandparents’ as well.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Jan 18, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

Art at the Cleveland Clinic

Illness and a prescription for art

An extended visit at the Cleveland Clinic provides the opportunity to explore art in a hospital setting and what it means.

Treacy Ziegler

Dec 30, 2014 Articles 6 minute read

Unearthed in the Archives at the Penn Museum

A weekly surprise

Crowded with surprises, the Penn Museum Archives are for the armchair archaeologist what the tomb of Tutankhamun was for Howard Carter, just cooler, closer to home, and without a curse.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Oct 11, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West

'The Best Museum in the World'

Though with more academic rigor, the mission of the Buffalo Bill Center for the West is not so different from the task William F. Cody set for himself: to make the American West appreciated around the world.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Sep 14, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

The Philadelphia Athenaeum (Photo by Beyond My Ken, via Creative Commons/Wikimedia)

Athenaeums of the Northeast

A library pilgrimage

Eighteen Athenaeums, stretching from Portland, Maine to La Jolla, California, continue to thrive in architecturally significant buildings holding special collections. A year ago, I determined to visit all 18.

Joanna Rotté

Aug 26, 2014 Articles 7 minute read

An interactive model of neurons in action (Photo courtesy of the Franklin Institute)

Your Brain at the Franklin Institute

This is my brain on a field trip

Your Brain engages all ages with information to discover, interact with, and think about. It pointedly demonstrates how powerful a possession we have on our shoulders, and made me want to take better care of my brain, sharpening it with tricky tasks, more sleep, and less stress.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Aug 16, 2014 Articles 5 minute read

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Allen Christian: "Piano Family: Adagio, Amorosa, Bucky." 2012; spare piano parts. (Photo by Mary Dwan, © AVAM)

Human, Soul and Machine: The Coming Singularity

Heady stuff at the American Visionary Art Museum

Are we the masters of our technology, or is technology dwarfing our humanity? I hope this exhibit will help me answer, or at least give me insight into, this question.