Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Benjamin
Franklin: In Search of a Better World is a traveling exhibition
based upon a larger exhibition of the same name developed by the
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, a nonprofit educational alliance
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Based on original documents in
the collections of many Philadelphia institutions such as the
American Philosophical Society, The Franklin Institute, the
Library Company of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
and the University of Pennsylvania, and other museums and
libraries across the country, the exhibit examines the
remarkable life and achievements of one of America's most
beloved personalities. Franklin was a diplomat, scientist,
entrepreneur, inventor, humorist and philanthropist whose wisdom
and wit continue to inspire and entertain us more than three
hundred years after his birth. The exhibit consisting of six
sections of colorful, freestanding photo-panels incorporating
representations of artifacts from the original