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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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Angela McQuillan

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Visit EKG

  • 3600 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • (215) 966-6188 | gallery@sciencecenter.org
  • Admission By Appointment, Free of Charge
  • Face Masks/Temperature Checks Required Only 5 Visitors at One Time Wheelchair Access
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Esther Klein Gallery

  • Crystal Beings

    Elyse Graham, Jonathon Latiano

  • Crystal Beings

    Elyse Graham

  • Surveillance

    Keith Hartwig and Dan Newman

  • Bioart and Bacteria

    Anna Dumitriu

  • Between Two Worlds

    Juan Castro-Fat

  • Feature Creep

    Maximillian Lawrence

  • Methods of Collection

  • Reimagining Science

  • Astrogenesis

    Nikki Romanello

  • Fruits of Matadero

    Orkan Telhan

  • The America Project

    Paul Vanouse

  • The America Project

    Paul Vanouse

  • Crystal Beings

    Jonathan Latiano

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.

On Display

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Unprecedented Times EK Gexhibit

February 11 – April 30, 2021

Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project

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