December First Saturday Open House: Mineral Mania!
Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00am–12:00am
A hands-on way to engage your little geologists and their curiosities.
At a glance
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- All ages
- Location
- North Philadelphia
- Setting
- indoor
- Signup
- Just show up
What to know
- •Interactive mineral testing activities for all ages
- •Children's activity table with engaging crafts
- •Free educational talks and demonstrations throughout the day
More details
During this special open house explore how people historically learned about minerals and other natural elements
During this special open house explore how people historically learned about minerals and other natural elements. Visitors can view educational lantern slides from our archives, look at different minerals under a microscope, and explore optical mineralogy. Visitors may also experiment with minerals from the Wagner's teaching collection, testing things like hardness, luster, color, and cleavage to identify each mineral. We'll also have a mineral station and children's activity table, featuring the metamorphic minerals of the Wissahickon. There will be talks and demonstrations in our lecture hall throughout the day. Make sure to join us at 1 pm for Mineral Oddities by Karenne Snow and at 2:30 pm for a glowing demonstration of Fluorescent Minerals by Bruce Mitchell—both are longtime members of the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society. The Wagner will also have a collection of minerals for sale, priced between $1 - $20. This is a great opportunity for those looking to start or grow their own scientific collection!
