Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on January 29, 2013

- Stephan Salisbury, Inquirer culture writer

"1968" National Constitution Center. The Constitution Center will revisit one of the nation's most tumultuous years in a major exhibition put together largely by the Minnesota History Center. Vietnam, black power, mind-bending music and behavior, constitutional challenges - 1968 had 'em all. June 14-Sept. 2. (215-409-6600 or http://constitutioncenter.org)

"Spy: The Secret World of Espionage" Franklin Institute. It's billed as an "interactive family-friendly exhibit" that will "put you face-to-face with the secret truth" of the CIA and espionage. Declassified artifacts include a robotic dragonfly and the ice axe that killed Leon Trotsky. May 4-Oct.6. (215-448-1200 or http://www2.fi.edu)

"Unearthing a Masterpiece: A Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel" Penn Museum. This large, well-preserved floor mosaic was excavated at Lod in 2009. Richly detailed, the piece is more than 2,000 years old; it cannot be determined whether the owner was a pagan, a Jew, or a Christian. Feb. 10-May 19. (215-898-4000 or http://www.penn.museum)

International Orchid Show The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. For the first time, the academy hosts an international orchid show and sale featuring more than 30 exhibits, in collaboration with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Orchid Society. April 12-14 (215-299-1000 or http://www.ansp.org)

"Through the Looking Lens: Cornelius Varley's Wondrous Images of Art and Science, 1800-1860" American Philosophical Society. Varley's watercolors of microscopic plants, recently re-discovered in the society's collections, present magnified images of algae that take the viewer inside, revealing circulation of fluids. May 17-Dec. 29. (215-440-3400 or http://www.amphilsoc.org)

"X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out" Chemical Heritage Foundation. Elegant research X-rays of fish demonstrate intricate bio-architecture. Into June (215-925-2222 or http://www.chemheritage.org)

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Civil War, spies among spring topics at area museums

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