Proposed Princeton Einstein Museum Gets $15K Grant For Future Exhibit

PRINCETON, NJ - The proposed Princeton Einstein Museum of Science (PEMS) received a $15,000 grant from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation to create its 2024 temporary show.

Titled, “Albert Einstein’s Attraction to Magnetism” the show will include a hands-on ferrofluid exhibit where passersby can explore an aspect of magnetism.

This new exhibit follows the successful 2023 show, “Albert Einstein: Champion of Racial Justice and Equality.”

Under development with Dr. Frances Kraus, a Staff Research Physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL), the free exhibit will be in Dohm Alley, by 100 Nassau Street in Princeton, in May and June of 2024, PEMS said.

“As a five-year-old child, Albert was given a compass and became fascinated with the concept of invisible forces,” Elizabeth Romanaux, PEMS Founder and Board Chair, said in a statement. “We are excited to be able to draw children and adults into his world through the wonders of magnetism.”

Dr. Kraus says, "magnets are the key to our lab's approach to fusion energy—and playing with them is entertaining for everyone. I'm so glad to be working with PEMS to get people engaged with science and magnetism."

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