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Opening: Franklin Thread on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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- When:
- July 23, 2026 · 12:00 AM
- Where:
- Maja Park, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
- Source:
- Visit Philadelphia - This Week & Weekend
Benjamin Franklin is flax-ing his muscles. Franklin Thread on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway reminds people about the important role flax played in the agriculturally based economy of Philadelphia in 1747. While the material is rarely used today, this 375-foot-long public art installation — located at Maja Park, near 22nd Street — features a linear thread of a flax-based, biogenic building material developed by Temple University professor Jeff Richards and his students. Anchored next to the displ
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