Join Wyck and Cliveden for a day of family fun celebrating the 200th anniversary of General Lafayette's return to Germantown on July 20, 2025! Follow in Lafayette's own footsteps and start your afternoon with a meet and greet and refreshments at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue) between 12 pm and 2 pm. Follow the General down to Wyck (6026 Germantown Avenue) for more conversation and entertainment between 2 pm and 4 pm. This program is free. For directions to each site, visit https://cliveden.org/celebrate-lafayettes-return/.

Ever wonder what life was like in Colonial America? What it was like to write with a quill or how sheep’s wool was spun to make clothing? And how in the world did children amuse themselves long before the invention of Nintendo? You’ll learn all that and more at the Colonial Farmstead Day 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

InLiquid is celebrating their annual New Member Showcase ; New Now! This iteration, New Now VIII, features 34 artists of diverse backgrounds exploring artwork in everyway imaginable. From digital animation to metalworking, our newest InLiquid Members capture artistic expression in Philadelphia.

Learn about Lafayette's visit to Germantown 200 years ago this month as we retrace some of his steps. The tour will take approximately an hour and a half and cover 1.5 miles. There will be times to stop and sit during the walk. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a drink if needed. This tour will begin at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue) and end at Wyck Historic House, Farm and Garden (6026 Germantown Avenue) so please plan accordingly. In the case of inclement weather, this tour will be rescheduled. Advanced registration through our website is available.

Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt at the Philadelphia Museum of Art! An eminent scholar’s husband has been shot dead, a week after receiving strange messages and images of “dancing stick figures” on her computer. The messages are somehow linked to nude artwork in the museum. Who is the murderer? What is the secret of the dancing nude figures? See if your team of sleuths can figure out whodunit on this unusual murder mystery scavenger hunt based on a Sherlock Holmes story. Advance purchase is required.

We’ve imagined it in movies and written about it in science fiction. It’s behind the origin stories of some of our favorite superheroes. But what is genetic engineering—and how did it all begin? Come out for a lively night of Quizzo Are you a Jurassic Park superfan? Think you know your genetically-modified villains and heroes? Put your pop culture knowledge to the test in a fun trivia game inspired by your favorite films—and the real science behind them.

Second ThursdaysTFI | 18+ Evening Event September 11 | 5:30 - 9:00 pm Thursday night plans? Handled! Second ThursdaysTFI is your chance to experience The Franklin Institute like never before. Think rooftop sunsets, explosive experiments, and cocktails that hit just right. No kids. Just you and the Giant Heart—only at our adults-only Second ThursdaysTFI. Plus! Add BODY WORLDS: Vital to your evening (+$15).  Our experiences are always evolving — round up your crew, revisit your favorite exhibits, and discover what’s new.  Featured Programming: Play Like a Kid — No Kids Required!

Second ThursdaysTFI | 18+ Evening Event August 14 and September 11 | 5:30 - 9:00 pm Thursday night plans? Handled! Second ThursdaysTFI is your chance to experience The Franklin Institute like never before. Think rooftop sunsets, explosive experiments, and cocktails that hit just right. No kids.

Second ThursdaysTFI | 18+ Evening Event July 10, August 14 and September 11 | 5:30 - 9:00 pm Thursday night plans? Handled! Second ThursdaysTFI is your chance to experience The Franklin Institute like never before. Think rooftop sunsets, explosive experiments, and cocktails that hit just right. No kids.

We’re thrilled to have Jessica Peña Heberle as our exhibiting artist for CDCP x WCDC Present: Art All Over Jessica Peña Heberle (b. 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist from Erie, PA. She lives and works in her home studio in Wilkinsburg, PA. She spent her twenties back packing across Europe, traveling and moving around the US before calling Pittsburgh home. Her art process includes painting, drawing, comics, zines, art books, and found objects. Jessica’s paintings depict figures in dialogue with the natural world—bodies of water, forests, and rock formations.