2012
In 2012 our First Friday visitors learned the history and science of candy making, herbology, tea, beer, and more.
March 2012
For this month's First Friday event, we celebrated the opening of CHF’s retrospective exhibit of the International Year of Chemistry.
April 2012
Think forging currency is simple? Not so, thanks to chemistry. University of Pennsylvania chemistry professor Eric Schelter explained how rare-earth elements are used to prevent counterfeiting.
May 2012
Pinkies up! CHF’s resident femmes fatales of food science set a place for visitors at our version of high tea.
June 2012
John Ceccatti popped the top off the history and science of traditional English ales.
July 2012
CHF celebrated the opening of The Alchemical Quest, an exhibit exploring the early roots of chemistry and the beginning of scientific practices.
August 2012
CHF painted the town red with a natural-dye workshop.
September 2012
CHF examined the art and science of herbal medicine, from folk traditions to current wisdom.
October 2012
We examined the role of women in chemistry’s history and the serious science often practiced in homes hundreds of years ago.
November 2012
We celebrated the 500th anniversary of Hieronymus Brunschwig’s Liber de arte distillandi de compositis, one of the books on display in our exhibit The Alchemical Quest.
December 2012
Ryan Berley of Shane Confectionery and the Franklin Fountain shared the history and science of candy making.