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Come to our grand opening!

Ten years in the making, the Chemical Heritage Foundation Museum and Conference Center will celebrate its official opening during Philadelphia's "First Friday" festivities.

Come see chemistry as you’ve never thought of it before—from cosmetics to computers—as CHF opens its new exhibition galleries. Check out the permanent exhibition Making Modernity and then catch artists’ reactions to ten molecules that changed the 20th century in our first changing installation, Molecules That Matter.

Friday, 3 October 2008
5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Admission is free.
About First Friday

 Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Directions to CHF

 
 

What's in store:

Making Modernity Making Modernity
Our permanent exhibition is housed in the stunning, two-story Masao Horiba Exhibit Hall. Making Modernity will show you how chemistry has touched all our lives—frequently in unexpected ways.

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Molecules That MatterMolecules That Matter
This exhibit showcases 10 organic molecules that profoundly altered our world and connects each to one decade of the 20th century.

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Attend the lecture series: In conjunction with this exhibit, five distinguished speakers will address the science in everyday experiences and the promise and peril of discovery and innovation.
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TransmutationsAlchemy in art
Two ongoing exhibitions at CHF chronicle artistic accounts of alchemy.

The Whole of Nature and the Mirror of Art features photo-reproductions of engravings from 17th-century alchemical books mounted on glass panels. Transmutations: Alchemy in Art features paintings depicting the world of alchemists and early chemists from the 17th through the 19th centuries.

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Chemical Heritage FoundationAbout the new museum and conference center
Our grand opening celebration represents the culmination of an ambitious ten-year project: a $20 million, two-story, 17,000-square-foot integrated museum and conference center in the historic First National Bank building in Philadelphia.
Visit the Countdown Blog to read the museum's story as it unfolds		 CHF EventsEvents calendar
Something exciting is bound to be happening at CHF! Visit our events calendar often to stay informed of all exhibits, lectures, and conferences coming up at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. 

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