Science After Hours: Heart Beats

Science After Hours Heart Beats
Friday, December 6 | 7:30 – 11:30 pm

Celebrate the opening of our all-new Body Odyssey exhibit and Hamilton Collections Gallery! Explore the museum and discover the ways we connect with ourselves and one another. Embark on a multi-floor journey, from the calming to the exhilarating, and feel the building pulse with dancing, performances, and engaging encounters with local partners. 

Follow the Beat of our Heart and find your moment.  

$40 | $35 for members

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Tickets Include: 

  • Evening access to all core exhibits and galleries, including Body Odyssey and Hamilton Collections Gallery.
  • Access to all featured programming.  
  • A limited edition lapel pin created exclusively for this event.  
  • Roof deck access offering spectacular city views and facilitated stargazing (weather permitting).  
  • Food and drink by Seravezza Events are available for purchase at bar stations across the museum. 

Featured Programming

  • Kick-off performance and lesson from Positive Movement Drumline
  • Engage with the elements of nature with The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.
  • Unwind with casual art-making from Adult Art Club.
  • Make-your-own screen-prints with Printing with a Pint/Golden Key Prints.
  • Join Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts as your guide to the universe in The Fels Planetarium. 
  • Need to turn up the energy? DROOTRAX has you covered as our dance floor DJ.  
  • Explore how robotic ‘life’ helps us understand movement with Drexel’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Association.  
  • Health focused programming by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
  • Aaron Schwartzbaum, from It’s Always Punny in Philadelphia, will be roving the museum with free puns and bingo.
  • Experience sound guided meditations led by Eunmi Chang of Lumos Yoga & Barre.  
  • Meet adoptable pups from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS).  
  • Learn how heart rate is the foundation of your well-being with POLAR, developers of the 1st wearable heart rate sensor.  
  • Journey through the human body with Jarbeaux and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret and Chief Bioscientist, Jayatri Das.
Visitors exploring biology at The Franklin Institute's Science After Hours

What to Know: 

  • This is a 21+ event. A valid form of identification will be checked upon entry. 
  • Tickets include access to core exhibits and galleries and stargazing on the roof deck (weather permitting), as well as a limited-edition lapel pin created exclusively for this month’s event.  
  • Attendees are allowed small clutch bags only (4.5” x 6.5”). 
  • Food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, will be available for purchase at various stations located throughout the museum provided by Seravezza Events. 
  • Doors for the event will open at 7:30 p.m., with programming starting at 8:00 p.m.  
  • While we encourage everyone to dress up to the theme, there is no formal dress code for Science After Hours; however, please note that full-face masks are not permitted, and shoes, tops, and bottoms are required for entry. 
  • The Franklin Institute does not discriminate based on gender or orientation, race, or religion. Anybody found to harass other guests will be escorted from the event.