Guides and Materials About Mr. Franklin
An Introduction
Ben Across the Curriculum
Essay Contest
Essay Contest

 
 
 

 

January to March, 2005
 
Ben Franklin’s Ghost: Lights of Liberty Show
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007
The ghost of Ben Franklin can answer hundreds of questions, both serious and silly, in a real-time exchange called a "synthetic interview." Dr. Franklin appears as a dramatic holographic image in this "world’s first" technology created at Carnegie...
Franklin...He's Electric!
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007
The Franklin Institute celebrates Ben's far-reaching, scientific legacy in the permanent exhibit Franklin...He's Electric!, located in Franklin Gallery. It's electric. He's electric. And when you start exploring this hands-on exhibit,...
The Curiosity Show
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2008
Daily Show at The Franklin Institute reenacts some of Ben Franklin’s famous experiments, and there are some real shockers! For show times, check The Franklin Institute’s daily Program Guide upon arrival.
Celebration! of Benjamin Franklin, Founder
January 12, 2005
Procession, seminar, and luncheon with the theme, Franklin and Architecture: Building the City to commemorate Benjamin Franklin’s 299th birthday.

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The Amazing Dr. Franklin
January 14, 2005
One of three Philomel Baroque concerts to honor Ben Franklin's 299th birthday. The program explores the musical interests of this leading American citizen, and it also re-creates key features of concert and cultural life eighteenth-century...
The Amazing Dr. Franklin
January 15, 2005
One of three Philomel Baroque concerts to honor Ben Franklin's 299th birthday. The program explores the musical interests of this leading American citizen, and it also re-creates key features of concert and cultural life eighteenth-century...
The Amazing Dr. Franklin
January 16, 2005
One of three Philomel Baroque concerts to honor Ben Franklin's 299th birthday. The program explores the musical interests of this leading American citizen, and it also re-creates key features of concert and cultural life eighteenth-century...