Museum Programs & Activities
Friday, March 3, 2023
Take a peek at our upcoming digital exhibition about the Victorian obsession with “exotic” poisonous plants through the murder mysteries of Sherlock Holmes!
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Upcoming Events
PLEASE NOTE: Masks are preferred in our museum. Learn more on our COVID Information page.
The Science History Institute produces a wide range of virtual and in-person events aimed at students, educators, scientific professionals, scholars, science history lovers, and the intellectually curious.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, March 11, 2023
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Science on Tap
Monday, March 13, 2023
Patrick Walsh documents the gruesome animal experimentation that gave rise to the field of endocrinology.
Programs, Lectures & Talks
Thursday, March 16, 2023
NPR’s Neela Banerjee and Yale professor Paul Sabin discuss the similarities, differences, and potential conflicts between journalistic and academic accounts of the past.
Lunchtime Lectures
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Come learn about an unlikely best practice for managing birth in today’s hospitals: measuring cervical dilation by hand!
Joseph Priestley Society
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Our March Joseph Priestley Society program will feature experts on the forefront of how artificial intelligence is impacting drug discovery.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Programs, Lectures & Talks
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Join historians David Barnes and Rana Hogarth for an exploration of yellow fever’s legacy and an exclusive guided tour of America’s first quarantine station.
Joseph Priestley Society
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Our final JPS talk of the season will feature a lively discussion on three years of COVID and how best to coexist with the virus.
Museum Programs & Activities
Friday, April 7, 2023
Explore natural and synthetic fibers and dyes and look at the fascinating histories behind the clothes we wear.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, April 8, 2023
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, April 22, 2023
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Lunchtime Lectures
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Historian Paul Wolff Mitchell will discuss how the city that birthed the nation’s independence became a center of racial science.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Research
Monday, May 15, 2023
Attend a virtual training workshop in oral history and research interview methodologies.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, May 20, 2023
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Lunchtime Lectures
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Louis Gerdelan will show how interactions between scientists, doctors, astrologers, and churchmen in the 17th and 18th centuries formed the foundations of modern disaster reporting.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, June 3, 2023
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
For Families
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Join our annual celebration of science, history, exploration, and experimentation featuring family-friendly fun focused on the water in your world.
Museum Programs & Activities
Saturday, June 17, 2023
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.