Upcoming Museum Events

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Neighborhood Walking Tours

Saturdays: Black Founders | Sundays: Revolutionary City

Join a Museum educator for an hour-and-a-half guided outdoor tour through the Museum's Old City neighborhood. Explore sites related to Old City Philadelphia’s rich Black history on Saturdays at 2 p.m. or Revolutionary sites like Independence Hall and Cartpenters' Hall on Sundays at 2 p.m.

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Jun 03

A museum curator places a photograph of Charlotte Vandine Forten in its case for display in Black Founders.

Lectures & Discussions

Behind Black Founders: A Lunch & Learn for Museum Members

June 3, 2023 from 12:30-3 p.m.

Museum Members are invited to an exclusive Saturday afternoon lunch and learn with buffet lunch, refreshments, and two special talks inspired by Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.

Jun 06

Lectures & Discussions Read the Revolution Speaker Series

Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Mary Beth Norton

June 6, 2023 from 6:30-8 p.m.

Author and historian Dr. Mary Beth Norton joins the Museum for a special presentation titled, “Gender and American Resistance to British Authority, 1765-1775: A Reassessment,” as part of the Museum's Read the Revolution Speaker Series.

Jun 14

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Holiday Weekend

Flag Day 2023 at the Museum

June 14, 2023

Join the Museum on Flag Day to learn about flags of “all kinds of colours” from the Revolutionary era with activities and in-gallery talks for the whole family.

Jun 16

Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia exhibit graphic featuring a portrait of James Forten.

Special Events

Black Founders Documentary Screening & Reception

June 16, 2023 from 5:15-7 p.m.

Be among the first to see the new 26-minute film “Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia,” presented by WHYY and the Museum.

Jun 17

A father holds his child as they look at the Forten family tree in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

Holiday Weekend

Juneteenth Weekend 2023 at the Museum

June 17-19, 2023

Explore the continuing struggle for equality for all and join the Museum to celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.

Jun 30

Holiday Weekend

Fourth of July Weekend 2023 at the Museum

June 30 - July 4, 2023

Join the Museum in historic Philadelphia for Independence Day with special activities, costumed interpretation, and crafts for all ages to discover the American Revolution and its ongoing relevance over Fourth of July weekend.

Jul 02

A Museum educator leads a group of guests on a walking tour of the Museum's Old City neighborhood.

Talks & Tours Member Mornings

Member Morning: Revolutionary City Walking Tour

July 2, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Join fellow Museum Members on Sunday, July 2, to explore our Old City neighborhood and imagine what life was like in the 1700s on our Revolutionary City walking tour.

Jul 03

A Costumed Living History Interpreter showing a young child a canteen over Labor Day Weekend

Talks & Tours History Explorers

History Explorer Meet-Up: Soldiers' Packs

July 3, 2023 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Join us for an interactive History Explorer Meet-Up, for kids ages 7-11, where you’ll enlist in the Continental Army and try to decide what you’re going to take with you in your haversack.

Jul 08

The Museum's first oval office project set up at Newport Historical Society with four costumed living history interpreters and one Museum staff member in a navy blue museum polo.

Living History Demonstrations

First Oval Office Project at Morristown National Historical Park

July 8-9, 2023

Join the Museum, Morristown National Historical Park, and the Washington Association of New Jersey at Washington's Headquarters to celebrate the Park's 90th Anniversary with our First Oval Office Project.

Jul 09

Three children use replica tools in a recreated sail loft in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

Talks & Tours

Relaxed Experience Morning at the Museum

July 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.

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