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Esther Klein Gallery is a place for artists, scientists, and the community at-large.

A view of the EKG Gallery with numerous artworks hung on the walls.

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Impacting the cultural life of our neighborhood and the community.

The Esther Klein Gallery (EKG) uses the creative arts as a platform to explore the relationships between art, science and technology. The gallery is home to exhibitions, artist talks, panel discussions, performances and special events. Since 1976, art programming at the Science Center has been a strong and vital force in the community.

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Visit EKG

3600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 966-6188 | ekg@sciencecenter.org
Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday: 9:00a - 5:00p
Or by Appointment
Free to the public. Wheelchair accessible. Masks are required.

Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez
Jaime Alvarez

Esther Klein Gallery

Crystal Beings
Crystal Beings
Surveillance
Bioart and Bacteria
Between Two Worlds
Feature Creep
Methods of Collection
Reimagining Science
Astrogenesis
Fruits of Matadero
The America Project
The America Project
Crystal Beings

Upcoming Exhibit

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April 14 - June 26, 2022

THRIVE

A Biodesign Challenge Retrospective

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Our History

In 1976, then-Science Center President Dr. Randall Whaley envisioned a program that explored and promoted the relationship between art and science. The first “Art in Science” exhibit was a collaborative project involving the Philadelphia Art Alliance and the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (later known as Philadelphia University and now part of Thomas Jefferson University)

In 1981, R. Buckminster Fuller, a World Fellow in Residence at the Science Center, exhibited at what was then called the University City Science Center Gallery. The show included his early drawings, 4D and dymaxion ideas and his latest invention, the dymaxion bookcase.