Franklin Institute Museum

The Franklin Institute Museum was founded in 1824 and is one of the oldest in the United States. In 1930, construction began on a new building, and four years later the museum opened its doors to visitors in downtown Philadelphia. Today it is the most visited museum in all of Philadelphia.

In the main building of the museum, in the marble hall, there is a statue of Franklin, reaching a height of 6 meters. In addition, the building has a number of interesting places and objects, such as the Planetarium, 4-D flight simulators, IMAX cinema, as well as items made in the workshop of the Wright brothers and other exhibits.

The museum has both temporary and permanent exhibitions. Among the latter: expositions dedicated to the physics of sports, electricity, space, weather phenomena, aviation and many others. A large number of exhibits involve physical experiments.