Mr. Howarth has worked extensively with museums and historic sites with a shared mission. These institutions (see below) provide a valuable connection with our heritage. For millennia, people have taken pilgrimages to see, first hand, relics that tie the past to the present in a personal way. Be it the Dead Sea Scrolls or Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, people want to experience the “real thing” and feel a personal bond with history.

Dean Howarth has made pilgrimages to scientific sites around the globe, and these experiences have enriched his narratives. Visits to Tycho Brahe’s island home in Scandinavia, Newton’s home in Lincolnshire, and Ground Zero in Alamogordo, New Mexico are just some of the many journeys he has taken to enhance his knowledge, and add gravitas and nuance to his performances.

Dean's goal is not to show how he past was different from today. Instead, it is to show how the past remains relevant to the future. The foundations of modern science and science education are borne of the works of great natural philosophers of the past.These principles resonate through the annals of time, and prove that today’s emphasis on STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is not such a new idea after all.

Notable Collaborators & Clients

The Smithsonian Institute

Science History Institute

Historic Alexandria

Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens

Montpelier

USA Science & Engineering Festival

Franklin Institute

Arlington Planetarium

Astronomy on the Mall

Congressional Cemetery

Mercer Apothecary

Embassies of France & Germany

White House Astronomy Night