Upcoming Museum Events

Wave hello to spring at the Museum of the American Revolution during Spring Break, April 12–27, 2025, with a new special exhibition, family-friendly crafts, in-gallery talks, and more.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rick Atkinson will join the Museum for a hybrid lecture and discussion inspired by his latest book, "The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780."

Collections Society members at the Benefactor level ($1,000) and above are invited to meet Museum staff and experts at The Maryland Center for History and Culture for a private behind-the-scenes tour of Revolutionary collections and textiles.

Museum Members are invited to join a Museum educator for a lively discussion about the artisans and craftspeople of Revolutionary Philadelphia.

Celebrate inspiring, trailblazing women this Mother’s Day weekend at the Museum and learn about the diverse women who played vital roles during the Revolutionary War.

Join us for our Historical Art and Objects as Teaching Tools workshop as we examine paintings centered on the American Revolution in addition to material culture from the Revolutionary Era.

Museum Members are invited to join us onsite and online for the seventh annual State of the Museum Address delivered by President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson.

Join several historical tradespeople at the Museum to do hands-on crafts and activities, see demonstrations of 18th-century skills and trades, and meet the people who made the Revolution in 1770s Philadelphia.

Join the Museum for Memorial Day Weekend to honor the men and women who lost their lives in service to their country during the Revolutionary War and celebrate the freedoms they fought to secure for future generations.

Join World Affairs Council of Philadelphia for their popular 21-and-over Global Quizzo series on this “banner night,” presented with special exhibit access at the Museum! With themed trivia rounds hosted by Museum and World Affairs Council experts as well as access to the Museum’s special exhibit, Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Original Revolutionary War Flags, guests are invited to test their knowledge of flags, geography, history, pop culture, declarations, and revolutions around the world.