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February 16, 1996 through May 27, 1996
The culture, geography, science and politics of the enormously diverse African continent are captured in a new exhibit, AFRICA presented by Ford Motor Company and TIME Magazine at The Franklin Institute. Although no single exhibit can cover all of Africa in depth, AFRICA is a lively, activity-filled introduction that uses true-to-life settings, hands-on activities, multimedia presentations and African artifacts to present the most comprehensive view ever presented of the world's second largest continent and its peoples.
Why Africa?
Africa contains one-fifth of the world's land and one in six of the world's people live there. It is a scientific treasure chest where much of what we first knew about astronomy and engineering, ecology and biology, medicine and mathematics were discovered. Endowed with fabulous examples of physical and cultural diversity, Africa is the place where scientists are looking for answers to some of the most difficult questions of our age. How do species evolve? Where do new viruses come from? Is our planet getting hotter and drier?
One continent. Many worlds.
Spread out over 9,000 square-feet of exhibit space, AFRICA presents West, Central, East and North Africa and the African Diaspora during various historical periods. As you make your way through the exhibit you will meet the people of Africa and listen as they tell their own stories through their art and artifacts.
Passport to Africa
Grab a passport and choose your own adventure. There are three exciting and challenging ways to explore AFRICA. As you travel, look for special AFRICA hands-on activity stations that teach you about the science and technology of Africa and introduce you to the people who live there.
Destination: The Franklin Institute
Because the influence of Africa on science extends around the world, we've searched the Museum, from top to bottom for hands-on activities that teach science principles that reflect what we've learned from Africa and help us understand Africa today. In addition, shows in the Fels Planetarium and the Tuttleman Omniverse Theater will enlarge our understanding of Africa. Under African Skies is a new planetarium show that explores the myths and legends African peoples created to explain their part of the sky. Africa: The Serengeti, our Omnimax movie that takes you on an incredible journey few humans have ever seen, across the plains of East Africa as lions, zebras, gazelles and countless wildebeest make their annual migration.
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