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Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World is an outstanding
traveling exhibition celebrating the 300th birthday
of this famous American. It was launched in Philadelphia at
the National Constitution Center on December 15, 2005, and
is now traveling to major cities throughout the United States.
The exhibition examines his contributions in the fields of
science, printing, community action, politics, and pop culture.
It presents more than 250 original Franklin artifacts
and more than 40 interactive devices, designed in the spirit
of Franklin’s curiosity, wit, and wisdom.
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, the
first of the Founding Fathers to reach 300 years. He is one
of the most remarkable Americans of all times. He was
certainly the most well known at the time of our independence,
both in the colonies and in Europe.
After leaving Philadelphia, the exhibition opened in St.
Louis. On October 13, 2006, it opened in Houston at the
Houston Museum of Natural Science, where it will be until
January 21, 2007.
From March 2, 2007, to May 28, 2007, the
Franklin exhibit will be in Denver at the Denver
Museum of Nature and Science. On July 4, 2007,
the exhibit will open in Atlanta at the Atlanta
History Center, its final stop before going on to
Paris. It can be viewed in Atlanta until October
14, 2007.
Those who are not able to visit the exhibit
itself can learn a great deal about Dr. Franklin by
visiting www.benfranklin300.com and checking
out the “Online Exhibition.”
Other websites related to Benjamin Franklin
include the following:
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, published in his
lifetime, goes only to 1757. The Completed Autobiography
of Benjamin Franklin, published in 2006, is just that. Mark
Skousen, an eighth-generation grandson of Franklin, has
compiled and edited, from Franklin’s own writings, an account
of the years from 1757 through his death in 1790.
Copyright 2007. The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, Winter 2006-7, page 149.
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