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
The Museum offers a six-week intensive summer course for young adults interested in interpreting the lives of people of African ancestry in the Revolutionary era.
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True Colours & Washington Standard Projects
Follow the process of recreating and the history behind the flags flown by 18th-century ships during the Revolutionary War as well as General George Washington's headquarters flag.
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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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Meet the Revolution
Learn more about our Meet the Revolution series of costumed living history programs that explore the voices, viewpoints, and experiences of the diverse people of the Revolutionary era.
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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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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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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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Revolution at the Library
Aimed at elementary school students and their families, Revolution at the Library features fun and curiosity-provoking object-, document-, and story-based activities that bring the people and events of the American Revolution to life.
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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
2022 Conference on Collecting the Revolutionary War
The 2022 Conference of Collecting the Revolutionary War was held at the Museum to discuss how ideas about Revolutionary-era objects have influenced collecting and public history over the past 250 years.
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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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