{"id":533786,"date":"2026-01-22T04:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/533786\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T04:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:44:16","slug":"a-fireworks-history-exhibition-is-coming-to-old-city-for-americas-250th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/533786\/","title":{"rendered":"A fireworks history exhibition is coming to Old City for America\u2019s 250th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"524\" data-start=\"352\">Philadelphia\u2019s role in American history will get a literal spark this spring with a new exhibition tracing the science, spectacle and global roots of fireworks.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"841\" data-start=\"526\">\u201cFlash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks\u201d opens April 10 at the Science History Institute\u2019s Hach Gallery in Old City, just blocks from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The exhibition is part of the city\u2019s broader observance of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1190\" data-start=\"843\">The show explores how fireworks evolved from early pyrotechnic traditions into the displays that have become synonymous with national celebrations. On view will be a mix of rare books, fine art, consumer catalogs and modern pyrotechnic technology, offering a look at both the cultural impact and chemical foundations of fireworks across centuries.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1374\" data-start=\"1192\">Organizers say the exhibition highlights the knowledge passed down through generations of fireworks makers while placing the spectacle in the context of America\u2019s semiquincentennial.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1433\" data-start=\"1376\">An opening celebration is scheduled for Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n<p><b><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencehistory.org\/visit\/exhibitions\/history-of-fireworks\/\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks&#8221;<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1433\" data-start=\"1376\">Opens April 10, 2026<br \/>Science History Institute<br \/>315 Chestnut St. <br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19106<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1433\" data-start=\"1376\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the editorial staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia\u2019s role in American history will get a literal spark this spring with a new exhibition tracing the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":533787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,146531,86128,1448,2830,1311,30814,236423,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-533786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-america250","10":"tag-exhibits","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-250","15":"tag-science-history-institute","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115936930415976440","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}