Daily Programs

Join a Museum educator in The Declaration's Journey to learn more about objects related to Chilean and Mexican independence movements.

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.

Living history interpreters Kehala (Tuscarora, Turtle Clan) and Jordan Smith (Mohawk, Bear Clan) will share stories about their culture, costuming, and traditions and engage guests in conversation about the past, present, and future of their people. They will also demonstrate and display culturally meaningful objects and materials, including woven baskets, slippery elm bark, and wampum belts.

Throughout the weekend, a group of dancers from the Delaware Tribe of Indians will perform traditional Lenape social dances on the Museum’s outdoor plaza for free and open to the public.

Performance times:

Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Oct. 11 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Oct. 12 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Join a Museum educator to learn about the diverse perspectives of 18th-century Americans on Christopher Columbus, his legacy, and his actions.

Wampum beads — purple and white beads made from seashells or (later) glass — were woven into patterns on belts to commemorate agreements between different communities of Native Americans and Europeans. Native American nations, such as the Oneida Nation, would design these belts to document what they discussed with others. Join a Museum educator in the Museum's family-friendly discovery center, Revolution Place, on the first floor to color your own wampum belt with your own symbols and messages. You can also make your own wampum belt at home online, any time.  

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.