The Franklin Institute science museum in Philadelphia is not typically a place one associates with controversy. Thoughts of the Franklin Institute might conjure up the beloved Giant Heart, or maybe ...

It's been a rite of passage for students all over the Philadelphia region for years — a walk through the "Giant Heart" at the Franklin Institute. Behind an accordion wall, the new "Body Odyssey" ...

Ben’s Birthday Bash' is set for Jan. 17, featuring hands-on games, electricity experiments and a very loud birthday finale.

Kids and people nostalgic for their childhood days are once again going to race like blood through the Franklin Institute's Giant Heart months after the beloved attraction closed for an "Odyssey" to ...

40 students from an elementary school in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia were treated to a day at the Franklin Institute Science Museum thanks to the National Marketing Society in town ...

America’s favorite multitalented Founding Father is celebrating his — checks parchment — 320th birthday Saturday, and the ...

The Franklin Institute was founded in 1824 in Philadelphia to honor the legacy of Benjamin Franklin. Two centuries later, it remains a destination for science and technology education, recognition, ...

The Franklin Institute is rolling out a full slate of family activities for its "Seasonal Science" holiday programming, which runs Dec. 20 through 30. One highlight is Creation Station, a temporary ...

A precious aircraft designed by the Wright brothers towers high inside the Franklin Institute, a Philadelphia science museum, where it has been housed for almost a century. Before going on display, ...

What's the science and technology of Universal theme parks? Those are some of the questions that a planned first-of-its-kind Franklin Institute exhibit will examine as the Philadelphia science museum ...