Programs
Enhance your experience with a year-round schedule of talks and performances, demonstrations and workshops designed to engage visitors of all ages.
Public Programs
Read the Revolution Speaker Series
The Read the Revolution Speaker Series brings celebrated authors and historians to the Museum for lively, facilitated discussions of their work.
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Living History Youth Summer Institute
In the summer of 2022, the Museum will offer this inaugural program, a six-week intensive course for young adults interested in interpreting the lives of people of African ancestry in the Revolutionary era.
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True Colours Flag Project
Follow the process of recreating and the history behind the flags flown by 18th-century ships at sea during the Revolutionary War with the Museum's True Colours Flag Project.
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History Explorers
As a History Explorer, meet with Museum staff and special guests to play games, make art, hear stories, solve riddles, and explore the people, places, and events of the American Revolution.
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Artisan Workshop Series
Learn tricks of 18th-century trades and meet others while discovering new talents in making and doing. Then, try your hand at creating your own replica.
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Citizenship Initiative
The Museum’s Citizenship Initiative supports immigrants pursuing American citizenship by helping them prepare for the United States naturalization test.
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History After Hours
History After Hours offers extended evening, special themed programs, happy hour specials, games and trivia, and full access to the Museum’s exhibits.
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Professional Development Workshops
Join fellow teachers for interactive workshops, engaging discussions, and content-rich presentations exploring the American Revolution in both historical and contemporary contexts.
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In-Gallery Experience
In-Gallery Experience
Every day, the Museum is alive with educators who deliver in-gallery talks, tours, and interactive activities. You can step aboard the Privateer Ship and explore a sailor’s sea chest, participate in a free Tableau Talk at one of the tableau scenes in the galleries, and see replica objects at themed Discovery Carts. Daily activities are free with admission.
Annual Events
The Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture
The Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture has been established through the generosity of the friends, colleagues, and family of the late Carl M. Buchholz.
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Lenfest Spirit of the American Revolution Award
The Lenfest Award is presented to recipients active in a broad range of fields such as history, education, film-making, writing, media and philanthropy.
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Additional Museum Programs
2019 International Conference on the American Revolution
The 2019 International Conference on the American Revolution coincided with the Museum's special exhibit, Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier.
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Traveling Lecture Program
Join a museum educator for an illuminating talk designed to take place at your location. Choose from six exciting topics that will pique your audience’s interest in the Revolutionary Era.
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