Ring the Bell, It’s Lunchtime! 🍽️ Get ready for our latest exhibition, 'Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray,' which explores the surprising story behind one of the most familiar rites of passage—eating a school lunch! 🍎🥛.

RT @ChrisIsHCFest: Just got a private tour of the Science History Institute's rare books library, an archive of OLD chemistry/science books….

🎉TOMORROW! ☔️ Rain or 🌞 shine! Meet us at 315 Chestnut Street for Curious Histories Fest! We'll have hands-on activities, tasty food, free ice cream, and family-friendly fun! PLUS, the first 100 visitors will receive a free lunchbox! See you there!

Join us for our annual Curious Histories Fest this SATURDAY, 6/14, from 11 am - 3 pm! Explore the science of food with hands-on activities, talks, and tasty samples! 🥒🍪 First 100 guests get a FREE lunchbox! No registration needed! Learn more: 🎊🎉.

School lunch, a familiar rite of passage that’s more than 100 years in the making. It's been a marvel of science and logistics, shaped by war, depression, and a pandemic. Is there room to show some grace to those rectangular pizzas and frozen patties?⬇️.

RT @sam_kean: Why did so many doctors and engineers enthusiastically embrace the Nazis? Vanity, opportunism, and pseudoscience. Listen now—….

RT @SmithsonianMag: From "penny lunches" in the 1890s to today’s kale and quinoa—school lunches have come a long way. A fascinating look at….

🐈 Check out our latest Collections Blog post ."Here, Kitty, Kitty . " as our director of Library Services and Collections Blog coeditor, Gabriela Zoller, explores the feline friends hiding in our collections.⁠ ⁠⬇️.

RT @sam_kean: When Charles Dickens included a scene about spontaneous combustion in one of his novels, some scientists went ballistic. It i….

RT @mrentetz: So nice to see #ScienceTakesATrip in bookstores. Science for kids! . @UniFAU @HSMOxford @SciHistoryOrg @PhysInHistory @HISTO….

RT @MutterMuseum: @IcomOfficiel Be sure to check out other Philadelphia institutions participating in International Museum Day, like @amrev….

RT @sam_kean: It was one the largest epidemics in American history, resulting in 30,000 cases of paralysis. And it would be forgotten today….

RT @sam_kean: Asbestos was once considered a miracle substance, due to its ability to stop the fires that plagued every city. Sadly, it als….

RT @sam_kean: Although forgotten today, rickets once devastated children, leaving their bones twisted. Finding the cause took decades, but….

RT @urbanschoolfood: 🌟Member Spotlight🌟We’re excited to share that @PHLschools was featured in the @NYTimes! The article dives into the exh….

We are thrilled to share that our current exhibition, Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray, has been highlighted in a recent @nytimes article from their Museums Special Section!. Read it here!⬇️ .

RT @sam_kean: Compared to his father Charles, Leonard Darwin felt like a failure—a mediocre military officer and two-bit politician. Then L….

🎉To celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek, the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) featured our Digital Preservation Archivist, Sarah Newhouse in their new series, I am a Library Worker. Check it out here! ⬇️ .

RT @sam_kean: In the 1950s, French doctor Marthe Gautier discovered the cause of Down syndrome. But a colleague allegedly stole credit from….

The Philanthropy Manager will manage a portfolio of individual, foundation, and corporate prospects, with the goal of growing the Institute’s pipeline of donor relationships. ⬇️.

📣 We're currently seeking a passionate and dedicated Philanthropy Manager to join our team!. Full Time 35+ hrs.Philadelphia, PA, US⁠.Salary Range:⁠ $75,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually . Visit to apply!