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Educator Open House 2023

October 21, 2023, from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
A family compares textures of pieces of sail cloth in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

K-12 educators are invited to join the Museum's Group Sales and School Programs teams to learn more about our field trip experiences.

The Museum is delighted to offer K-12 educators the opportunity to preview our student field trip experience. Meet our School Programs and Group Sales teams and gain access to our educational resources. We’ll offer a sneak peek at our interactive add-on programs — a great way to supplement your students’ learning experience at the Museum! Educators can also visit our current special exhibit, Black Founders:­ The Forten Family of Philadelphia and learn more about our upcoming special exhibit, Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington's Tent.

Attendance is free for K-12 Educators. Additional guests will receive discounted admission with advance registration.

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Themed field trips and classroom-based programs provide educators and students the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the rich and complicated American Revolutionary era.
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A father holds his child as they look at the Forten family tree in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.
 
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Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia

February 11 - November 26, 2023
Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia explored the story of James Forten and his descendants as they navigated the American Revolution and cross-racial relationships in Philadelphia to later become leaders in the abolition movement in the lead-up to the Civil War.
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