Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin:
In Search of a Better World

National Constitution Center
December 15, 2005 -
April 30, 2006

· Discover the Life of Benjamin Franklin
· 250 Franklin artifacts
· 40 interactive kiosks

Meet the original genius, wit, and imagination of
Ben Franklin, and immerse yourself in his world
through an array of multimedia exhibits and
priceless artifacts.

Join us for Ben Franklin 300 Philadelphia, a year-long celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday in Philadelphia and Its Countryside™ Visit the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary website and click on our calendar to see the range of Franklin-themed exhibitions, concerts, theater, dance and special events.

Here's where you can find everything you need to explore Ben Franklin's Philadelphia. Learn what you can do at the sites where Ben lived, worked and played. Book Ben’s Birthday Hotel Package. Take a Ben-themed tour. Find Ben-on-the-menu in intriguing ways at dozens of restaurants. And more! Philly's Got BENergy!™

The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary is a private, non-profit alliance, whose projects, including the exhibition, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World, will form the official national celebration for America's first founding father to reach 300. Visit the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary website to download educational materials at three grade levels, as well as other essential Franklin resources.

Ben Franklin 300 Philadelphia is a year-long celebration of Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday, coordinated and marketed by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, the National Constitution Center and CBS 3. Festivities will run from fall 2005 through 2006 and will focus on the world premiere of the international traveling exhibition, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World at the National Constitution Center. The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, a non-profit organization, is supported by a lead grant of $4 million from The Pew Charitable Trusts and established to reaffirm Franklin's enduring legacy in his 300th birthday year. The Tercentenary was founded in 2000 by the American Philosophical Society, The Franklin Institute, the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the University of Pennsylvania.