Mütter Matters : 2008

Friday Nights at the Mütter (5 PM to 9 PM) resumes on September 14, 2007.

May

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6:00 p.m. Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden Party. Enjoy an evening in the beautiful Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden at its seasonal peak! A talk and tour will be provided by Dr. Clarissa Dillon. Dr. Dillon is the author of "A Large, and Useful, and a Grateful Field:" Eighteenth-Century English Kitchen Gardens in Eastern Pennsylvania, the Uses of the Plants, and Their Place in Women's Work." She will explain the medical uses of many of the plants in our garden and discuss some of the myths that arose with the creation of Colonial Revival gardens. Light refreshments will be served. Program free with Museum admission; pre-registration requested.

Museum Admission Rates:
General Admission (Ages 18-64): $12
Children: (Ages 6-17): $8
Senior Citizens (Age 65+): $8
Students with valid ID: $8
Student groups: $6 per student (with reservation)
Fellows of the College: FREE
Children under 6: FREE
   
 
 

 

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