Exhibitions

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
 

This exhibition gives audiences the opportunity to explore and discuss Benjamin Franklin's life, his participation in the founding of this country, and his high standards for work, citizenship, and contribution to community. Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World explores the legendary figure's background, self-education, and the effects of his philosophical and religious beliefs on his work and life. Franklin is presented in the context of the eighteenth century and as a product of his times—a brilliant and rather unconventional product of his times—rather than as the venerable, bespectacled, and grandfatherly figure with whom we are all familiar.

Exhibition

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World consists of six sections of colorful, freestanding photo-panels. This traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth with new text written by the curator. Panel topics include:

• Franklin in the Boston of his youth
• Family and personal life
• Franklin as Philadelphia’s premier printer
• Commitment to public service
• Interest in medicine, public health, science, and philosophy
• Political career in England, France, and the United States
• Contributions to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other major documents

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World was organized by the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office.

Additional resources are available on the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary website.

Exhibition Format

Freestanding

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Publicity Materials

Press release

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World press release

Publicity image

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