Upcoming Museum Events

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Revolutionary City Walking Tour

Saturdays & Sundays at 2 p.m.

Join an educator to explore our Revolutionary neighborhood and imagine what life was like in the 1700s. This one-hour guided tour covers about a mile and stops outside iconic sites including City Tavern, Independence Hall, and Carpenters Hall to discuss the experiences of everyday people in the Revolutionary era.

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Apr 01

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Jeff Fusco

Holiday Weekend

Sail into Spring Weekends at the Museum

Saturdays & Sundays in April

Join the Museum on Saturdays and Sundays throughout April to explore life at sea during the Revolutionary War with a new special exhibit, family-friendly crafts and activities, and more.

Apr 08

Three children watch a demonstration of a cannon by a costumed Museum educator.

Talks & Tours History Explorers

History Explorer Meet-Up: Privateer Adventure

April 8, 2023 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join us for an interactive History Explorer Meet-Up to learn that life as a privateer, or legal pirate, was as much about luck as it was about skill.

Apr 09

Two young visitors have their photo taken while sitting on the Rising Sun chair.

Talks & Tours

Relaxed Experience Morning at the Museum

April 9, 2023 from 9-10:30 a.m.

Experience the Museum in a calm, crowd-free environment with lower sound effects, higher light levels, no films, sensory guides, and more to create a sensory-friendly experience.

Apr 11

Forten Family Bible Courtesy Of Atwood Kip Forten Jacobs

Classes & Workshops Professional Development Workshop

Teaching the Revolution with Primary Sources

April 11, 2023 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Educators participating in this free online workshop will examine primary sources from the American Revolution and consider how to use them in the classroom.

Apr 12

Book cover of A Gentleman of Color book alongside headshots of Julie Winch and Kip Forten Jacobs.

Lectures & Discussions Read the Revolution Speaker Series

Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Julie Winch, Featuring Atwood "Kip" Forten Jacobs

April 12, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.

Historian Dr. Julie Winch joins the Museum to reflect on her groundbreaking biography, A Gentleman of Color: The Life of James Forten, and will be joined by Forten's great-great-great-great grandson, Atwood “Kip” Forten Jacobs.

Apr 19

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Museum's Sixth Anniversary & Shot Heard 'Round the World Commemoration

April 19, 2023

Mark the Museum's sixth anniversary and the 248th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

May 06

The Musem's replica of George Washington's tent with Mount Vernon in the background at the 2018 Revolutionary War Weekend.

Living History Demonstrations

First Oval Office Project at Mount Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend

May 6-7, 2023 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Join the Museum at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, outside Washington, D.C., for their Revolutionary War Weekend living history event where we will set up our First Oval Office Project tents.

May 12

The Jeremy Winston Chorale performs in Prague.

Prague PROMS

Concerts & Performances AmRev Presents

AmRev Presents: A Black Founders Musical Experience with The Jeremy Winston Chorale

May 12, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.

The Jeremy Winston Chorale will join the Museum on Friday, May 12, to present a concert inspired by the world of our special exhibition, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, including the world premiere of a new choral work.

May 13

A mother and daughter interact at a replica encampment in the Museum's Revolution Place family discovery center.

Holiday Weekend

Mother's Day Weekend 2023 at the Museum

May 13-14, 2023

Celebrate inspiring, trailblazing women this Mother’s Day weekend at the Museum and learn about the diverse women that played vital, often unsung roles on the home front and on the battlefield during the Revolutionary War.

May 14

Two young visitors get their photo taken in front of a recreated sail loft in the Museum's Black Founders exhibt.

Talks & Tours

Relaxed Experience Morning at the Museum

May 14, 2023 from 9-10:30 a.m.

Experience the Museum in a calm, crowd-free environment with lower sound effects, higher light levels, no films, sensory guides, and more to create a sensory-friendly experience.

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