A new exhibition will display artifacts from Franklin's lightning rod, to the Princess phone, and even a floppy disk.
The Franklin Institute is moving the Baldwin back into spotlight along with 600 other historical treasures
It’s not the usual antiseptic storage facility of stacks and archival boxes. The Hamilton Collections Gallery is an open, two-story space where the public is invited to rub elbows with history. The room creates a public platform for these objects on a scale unprecedented in the Franklin’s history, leaders say.
In an echo of its structural cousin, the beefy steel structure has been painted Ben Franklin Bridge blue, a sly nod to the namesake the venerable bridge and museum share. As part of the gallery’s debut, the Baldwin locomotive is undergoing conservation — dust and grease removal and paint “consolidation,” which is ensuring that all the paint stays together and adheres to the surface. “It’s a very meticulous process,” said director of collections and curator Susannah Carroll.
“200 Stories for 200 Years” will be on view for at least two years, and the Franklin plans to rotate in other exhibits on various themes every couple of years, a spokesperson said. The Institute worked with a consulting committee from other organizations to help form questions to guide what items would go in the inaugural show.
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