Nichole Canuso Dance Company – Fall 2012 Nichole Canuso Dance Company will present a series of performances at the APS in the fall of 2012, in conjunction with the exhibition TEMPUS FUGIT: Time Flies. Check back for details! Photo © Jacques-Jean Tiziou / www.jjtiziou.net

The writer and New Yorker critic-at-large joined the APS Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 14 to celebrate the Museum’s 10th anniversary. A Philadelphia native, Gopnik gave a rousing lecture about French cuisine and how his new book,The Table Comes First, parallels … Continue reading →

As the Greenhouse Projects draw to a close, we’re hosting a giveaway of a small number of cold frames from Jenny Sabin’s Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils. To enter, go to our Facebook site. The cold frames are a … Continue reading →

Upcoming Exhibitions Sic Transit Glorious: A Transit of Venus Celebration June 1 – 10, 2012 in collaboration with Independence National Historical Park (INHP)

The Greenhouse Projects at the APS Museum will come to a close on Dec. 14. There’s still a small window of time to go on a geocaching treasure hunt, listen to the Vive la France podasts, and experience Jenny Sabin’s … Continue reading →

New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik will be at the APS on December 14 at 5pm to celebrate the APS Museum’s ten-year anniversary. Join us for a conversation about Gopnik’s new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Need something to listen to while you prepare for the holiday? Vive La France, our podcast series that plumbs the social and scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment to explain the origins of French … Continue reading →

Last chance to participate in the Ghost Gardens and Lost Landscapes treasure hunt and tour! The Greenhouse Projects’ geocaching tour, Ghost Gardens and Lost Landscapes, will be available for just a little while longer. Designed by Erin McLeary, an exhibit … Continue reading →

Jenny Sabin’s Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils is on view at the Jefferson Garden for just a little while longer. Check out this video of the Greenhouse, filmed during the warm days of late summer. If you haven’t had … Continue reading →

CALLING ALL GARDENERS! December 1-3, 2011 American Philosophical Society Museum, Philadelphia Enjoy talks about the history of gardening in France, all for FREE. Of Pictures & Specimens’ first session, titled About Gardens and Gardening, includes four fascinating talks. It begins at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the American Philosophical Society (APS). On Saturday morning, December 3, 2011,read more