Daily Programs

Join an educator to learn more about how people learned about the Declaration of Independence and examine six original printings on display in the exhibition!

Join a Museum educator in the Declaration of Independence gallery to discuss the promises of the Declaration and how different people, like Elizabeth Freeman and William Findley, seized the opportunity to advocate for equal rights in 1776 and afterwards. Plus, learn more about the connections between these Revolutionary-era events and figures to later movements advocating for equal rights in America. 

Join a Museum educator to learn more about how clothing was used to differentiate military officers and soldiers of different ranks and explore what civilians and children of different classes, backgrounds, and regions wore during the late 18th century.

Join a Museum educator for stories about what life was like at sea during the Revolutionary War for the Continental Navy, privateers, and prisoners of war, and learn about the different roles needed to operate a Revolutionary-era ships.

Join a Museum educator at a discovery cart to learn more about printing in the 18th century with replica objects and reproduction documents.

Begin your visit with our orientation film, "Revolution." This sweeping film explores the origins, experiences, and ongoing legacy of the American Revolution — setting the stage for your exploration of our core exhibition.

Cap your exploration of the Museum and the story of the American Revolution in the moving and immersive film, "Washington's War Tent." Follow the remarkable journey of General George Washington's headquarters tent, the cornerstone of the Museum's collection, from the Revolutionary War to the present.

"People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War of Independence and the Making of America" explores the crucial but little known history of the extraordinary contributions of one Native American people who chose to commit themselves to the Patriot cause when nearly all other tribes fought on the side of the British during America’s War for Independence.