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.

Revolution Society and George Washington Council Members, exhibition sponsors, and corporate partners are invited to an opening celebration of our new special exhibition “Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Original Revolutionary War Flags” before it opens to the public on Saturday, April 19.

Museum Members are invited to join us on Friday, April 18, for a Members-only preview of our new special exhibition, "Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Original Revolutionary War Flags." Members will enjoy refreshments in our Member lounge as well as timed access to the exhibition before it opens to the public on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Make your reservation today!

This public opening event on the Museum’s plaza will include performances from the Central York Middle School Colonial Fife and Drum Corps, a presentation of colors, and remarks by Museum officials and elected leaders.

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.

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.