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First Friday: Science for All
September 6, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spark your curiosity while exploring the exhibits after hours! First Fridays bring together a myriad of activities covering everyday science, historical oddities, and everything in between. Grab your friends, and kick off an evening of discovery, surprise, and a little nerdy fun.
Join them this First Friday as they celebrate diversity, accessibility, and the universal spirit of scientific exploration and envision a future where science truly belongs to everyone. Their “Science for All” First Friday event will feature their new oral history-based Voices of Science audio tour centered on five boundary-breaking scientists, as well as handling collection activities that explore assistive technology in the laboratory (from braille-based chemical notation to new tactile deep-space images produced by the James Webb Space Telescope).
They’ll also be showcasing their collection of handcrafted personal prosthetics made by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Morris A. Robbins (1916–2004), who designed and fabricated his own prosthetics before other versions were widely available.
First Fridays at the Institute are always free and open to the public. Attendees will receive a 10% discount to National Mechanics restaurant.
