We created an immersive Halloween experience throughout the museum, which invited guests to explore the Franklin Institute while seeking and finding the playfully spooky trick-or-treat doors located throughout the galleries. There they could meet monsters, mummies, and magicians while collecting tasty treats!
Dr. Franklinstein
Joined by her science sidekicks for one of several all-new live science shows, she performs explosive experiments, dastardly demonstrations, and spooky science with frighteningly funny results!
That’s Gross!
From gooey to spooky, this gross show uses science to create playfully startling seasonal scenarios. Our science presenters celebrate Halloween in the sloppiest way possible in this all-new—messy—show.
Dr. Franklinstein’s Pumpkin Lab
Meet Dr. Victoria Franklinstein, she has arrived from the future to set up her temporary lab right here at The Franklin Institute. She and her latest creation, a 12-foot-tall combination of pumpkins and robotic mechanisms, are here to add some spooky science to your Halloween season. From her Pumpkin Lab, she and her mechanical marvel will show that while technology may change, scientific discovery and the scientific method continues to unveil the wonders of the unknown.
Pondering Plasma
Dr. Franklinstein must keep her lab fully powered to complete her creation. For this new live show, she’ll turn the stage over to her modern-day scientific sidekicks to create a few sparks of their own. Through experimentation and education, her lab becomes fully charged and ready for action.
