Upcoming Events

Join local Author, Seamus Mullarkey as he talks about his latest book.

Join digital innovation executive, Lee Huang, for an accessible and thought-provoking overview of artificial intelligence—what it really is, how it’s already embedded in our daily lives, business, and work, and where it’s headed next.

Does Math homework feel like a lesson in frustration at your home?

Join us for this free  free 45-minute session to learn hands-on and easy-to-understand ways parents 

Take a trip through the history of travel and the innovative ways ocean liners, trains, and airplanes catered to passengers’ appetites and expectations during the first half of the 20th century.

Step behind the curtain and discover the magic behind the creation of one of cinema’s most beloved films.

The Currier and Ives firm was the most prolific printmaker of the 19th century in America. At one point it is estimated that over 90 percent of all prints in circulation were produced by the prolific lithographers.

Kids raced home after school in the 1950s to watch Philadelphia teenagers dance on American Bandstand.

A nationally-known adventure travel journalist for The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe, Peter Mandel hunts his stories and photos in the world's far corners, including Antarctica, India, Egypt, Pat

Although the American celebration of Christmas blends traditions rooted in ancient times and Euro-Asian lands, it wasn’t declared a federal holiday until 1870.

This lecture explores the history behind one of New York City’s most beautiful and beloved Christmas traditions: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Neapolitan Baroque Angel Tree and Nativity Scene.

When television began in the late 1940s, advertising was already a vital part of the picture. TV’s first big hit, Milton Berle, appeared on The Texaco Star Theater; Frank Sinatra hosted Bulova Watch Time.