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The Franklin Institute’s exhibition includes props and sets from the “Harry Potter” movies.
PHOTO: ALLY ENGLEBERT ’25/THE HAWK

Hawks enter the wizarding world at Franklin Institute

Ally Engelbert April 27, 2022

Discover your Hogwarts house. Cast your Patronus. See your future in Divination class. For most Harry Potter fans, these activities have been restricted to the imagination, trapped in book pages or...

Archer warriors on display at the Franklin Institute (Photo by Melissa Bijas '18).

From the emperor to the Franklin

Melissa Bijas February 6, 2018

The Terracotta Army protects Philadelphia. The Terracotta Warriors, from Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, made the long voyage across the Pacific Ocean to visit Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute....

The entrance to the Franklin Institute's Joel N. Bloom Observatory (Photo by Alyssa LaMont, '19).

Stars in your eyes

Alyssa LaMont March 7, 2017

A trip to the Franklin Institute Observatory A black ink sky was lit by the glistening of the stars, which had never looked more beautiful than from my spot on the roof of the Franklin Institute in...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

Dinosaurs take over Franklin Institute

Rob Roy January 31, 2017

New exhibit allows visitors to step into Jurassic World The Franklin Institute has never been an average museum. From a giant heart you can slide around in to playing blackjack with a robot,...

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