Chemical Heritage Foundation

315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

Address:	315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
Phone:	+1 215-925-2222
Site:	chemheritage.org
Rating:	4.6
Working:	Closed 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM Closed Closed

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Reviews 9

Alex Movitz

First off, its free. You cant beat that. So this is, by far, my favorite museum of science. The place is laid out by category, not chronologically. Every section is incredibly detailed and has a lot of displays. Its hands off, but nothing is behind glass. Its all available to look at and walk around. They have an incredible periodic table touch screen display where you can learn more about each element. They also have special exhibits that change every so often. Its a great place to visit that I recommend highly, especially if you want something interesting to do for 2-3 hours. The staff is also very friendly and knowledgeable.

Allison Baker

We were immeadiately greeted by the visitor services representative inside the museum. She gave us a brief overview of how the museum was organized and the special exhibit. The museum is full of wonderful scientific equipment that documents the history of chemistry and how it has shaped our world and other scientific fields. I loved that each of the exhibits is self-contained and the huge range of topics from science education to color to environmentalism. Everything is very well done and its a great way to spend 2-3 hours!

Rachel Henderson

As a chemistry major, I found this exciting. Additionally as someone interested in textiles and dyes there was a lot of information that informed that interest too. I would highly recommend it. It is small and a bit simplified, but still exciting. Additionally, a few historically important instruments are here, which were pretty amazing to see.

Joel Marchesoni

The exhibits in the museum were detailed and well explained. The whole building has a modern feel to it. Was there for a conference session and the rooms were comfortable and well equipped. The only issue we had was that the wireless wasnt ready for the amount of traffic our group produced.

Frank Gioffre

Ok, so you really need to be a nerd to like this sort of place but thats my thing. They have a small museum of chemistry with interesting exhibits throughout the history of chemistry. It doesnt take long, so its a nice place to stop if you have an hour to spare.

Ying Xiong

Cool museum good know some history of chemistry and they got some amazing academic event thats dummy friendly

Dennis Burns

This is a must see after the historical areas. Even as an engineer I leared so many interesting tidbits.

Eric F.

Nice surprise... compact gallery, free, great mix of info, display and modern tech.

Darcella Cross

Good information, great learning experience for all.