Sail into spring weekends throughout April with our Black Founders exhibit, family-friendly activities, and more. Plan Your Visit

Dismiss notification
Open Today 10 am – 5 pm Directions & Parking
Buy Tickets
Search
Suggestions:

Upcoming Museum Events

Image 101417 Occupied Philadelphia Event 25 Dsc 8230

Neighborhood Walking Tours

Saturdays: Forten's Philadelphia | 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 James Forten's life and legacy in Philadelphia on Saturdays at 2 p.m. or Revolutionary sites like Independence Hall and Cartpenters' Hall on Sundays at 2 p.m.

Info & Tickets

    All Events

    Filter Dates
    Showing 1–3 of 3 items
    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.
    Read More
    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.
    Read More
    Jun 06
    A Read the Revolution graphic features images of book covers for Liberty's Daughters and 1774 alongside author Mary Beth Norton's headshot.
    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.
    Read More