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WagnerFreeInstitute
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Exploring the past. Shaping the future.
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2017-06-18 14:44
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phillyhistory
nature
2019-01-17 21:50
Insects: a Case(s) Study
"With so much abundance, it very likely never occurred to most entomologists of the past that their multitudinous subjects might dwindle away. As they poured themselves into studies of the life cycles
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taxidermy
2018-10-18 14:56
Nature is Scary at the Wagner
WARNING: Contains graphic content involving wild animals killing, eating, and fighting for dominance. Cooper's Hawk and Prey So reads the bio of the Twitter and Instagram account @NatureisScary. Much like
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publichistory
2018-10-08 20:24
The Aesthetics of Anatomical Illustration
Human anatomy & physiology was a staple of the Wagner’s educational program during its first thirty years. It was taught almost every semester between 1855 and 1885 by over 15 different professors.
phillyhistory
en
2018-09-18 17:02
Make History Now Funding Humanities Arts Research Fellowships
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publichistory
2018-09-11 20:48
Free and Open To All
The Wagner Free Institute of Science was born out of William Wagner’s love of the natural world, his belief in the importance of science education, and his knowledge that it was not accessible to the majority
phillyhistory
museum
2018-08-24 20:46
Macro Entomology
Here is a fun Friday post of some close-up photographs of the Wagner's entomology collection with just a little bit of history. The Wagner’s entomological collections were primarily collected and installed
phillyhistory
history
2018-08-22 21:36
Research Paths - From Coral to a Poem and Everything Inbetween
Temple University-Wagner Fellow, Jena Osman, found inspiration in a single specimen of brain coral. See our previous post to learn more about this specimen and other corals in our collection. This specimen
phillyhistory
museum
2018-08-20 21:49
A Brain? A Maze? No, it's Coral!
Stony Corals, or hard corals, are the reef builders of the world and exist in many different shapes and sizes. In fact, there are over 3,000 species of stony corals! While the Wagner museum does not have
phillyhistory
feedbackchain
2018-08-10 17:26
Inspiration under the Microscope
The weekly question from @sndbox is How can we engage our audience differently? So, drawing from our last post Can Victorian microbiology inspire beautiful jewelry? we are posing a challenge to our readers.
phillyhistory
art
2018-08-08 21:32
Victorian Biology & Contemporary Jewelry
Can Victorian microbiology inspire beautiful jewelry? The answer is yes! Emily Cobb first visited the Wagner's museum over ten years ago and returned repeatedly finding inspiration in the displays of
phillyhistory
publichistory
2018-08-03 19:59
A New Frontier for the Wagner Free Institute of Science
Hello from the staff at the Wagner Free Institute of Science! We are very excited to be part of the Steemit world and to explore the new and exciting ways a cultural institution can add to and benefit
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-05-18 14:48
PhillyHistory’s Decision: The Wagner Free Institute of Science
As promised, the semester-long crypto-experiment conducted by graduate courses at Temple University's Center for Public History and Temple's MLA Program has concluded with an allocation of the rewards
phillyhistory
projects
2018-05-04 20:36
Semester Summary: The Most Talked About Posts
As we boasted last time, the @phillyhistory project was brought to life by 15 students who, along with @phillyhistory, published 297 posts in 15 weeks drawing 872 comments and 10,647 upvotes. Thanks to
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projects
2018-04-30 12:32
Semester Summary at “Steemit U”– What Have We Accomplished?
What has the @phillyhistory collective, the 15 students in this 15-week, crypto-experiment in higher education and the nonprofit sector done since mid January? Quite a lot, really. Late last year, in December
phillyhistory
publichistory
2018-04-11 13:18
A Dozen Weeks In: Thoughts and Posts from the Steemians of 5151
What we’ve been reading, discussing & doing Here are some summaries from the @Phillyhistory Feed our twelfth week of the semester. In this thoughtful post, @johnesmithiii highlights from the reading
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-03-22 14:21
Help Needed: Time to Reach Out to Potential Award Recipients
Now we are seven. We’re down to seven projects, that is. And each of the home organizations will soon receive a version of the email below. Before we hit the “send” button, does anyone have any corrections,
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-03-21 17:22
Steeming Ahead Toward a Funding Decision
Class is cancelled today (snow!), but we’re moving along in several ways as we have seven projects to consider: • Create Paid Internships at Art-Reach (proposed by @charliehersh) • Develop Community Led
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-03-19 13:05
Our Plan to Give Away 3,000 STEEM: Criteria x Capacity = Cultural Capital
Decision Time Approaches Thanks to our collective teamwork, we now have two essential lists: 1) Nonprofit organizations, candidates capable of implementing projects with the 3000 STEEM we’ve accumulated,
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-03-16 13:20
3000 STEEM Awaits the Winning Project. But How to Choose Which One?
It’s time to rank our top 10 project ideas for funding. In two recent posts - this one and this one - we presented summaries of ten interesting project ideas proposed by graduate students in public history.
phillyhistory
philanthropy
2018-03-14 13:54
We Saved 3,000 STEEM to give to a Non-Profit in Philadelphia - Help us Decide Where it Should Go
It's time to design a decision grid. We have many ideas, good ones, and they are before us in posts on the PhillyHistory feed, summarized here and here. Now’s the time to look at them more closely and
