Labor Day Weekend 2026 at the Museum

Spend the final days of the Semiquincentennial summer during Labor Day Weekend at the Museum, featuring living history interpretations, 10-minute talks, and activities and crafts in our family-friendly discovery center. Children ages 12 and under will receive free Museum admission throughout the holiday weekend (available for in-Museum purchase only).

The Declaration's Journey
Daily | Patriots Gallery
The Declaration's Journey, presented by Griffin Catalyst, explores the history and global impact of the Declaration of Independence from 1776 to today, as well as how it informed more than 100 other nations' independence movements.

Revolution Place
Onsite (first floor) | Daily
The Museum’s family-friendly discovery center, Revolution Place, will be open daily to explore the Museum’s lively, diverse Old City neighborhood during the 1700s through hands-on exploration in three key recreated historical environments, including a military encampment, a tavern, and an 18th-century home.

10-Minute Talk: Marketplace and Revolution
Onsite | Daily at 12:30 p.m.
Join a Museum educator to learn more about Revolutionary-era trades and goods related to the "consumer revolution."

10-Minute Talk: The March on Washington
Onsite | Daily at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Learn more about the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and examine an advance copy of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech on display in our special exhibition.

Discovery Cart: Artisans and Makers
Onsite | Daily from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join a Museum educator at a hands-on discovery cart featuring replica objects to learn more about the artisans and makers of the Revolutionary era who helped supply the Continental Army and produced everyday household goods.

Discovery Cart: The Declaration's Journey
Onsite | Daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join a Museum educator at a discovery cart in The Declaration's Journey special exhibition to learn more about printing in the 18th century with replica objects and reproduction documents.

Meet the Revolution: Daniel Sieh
Sept. 5 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Onsite
Living historian Daniel Sieh will join us at the Museum to explore the lives of Asians in the United States during the 18th century. Through historical documents, interactive activities, and objects, Daniel will unpack how global trade connected the lives of Asian sailors, soldiers, traders, and enslaved people, and how they navigated American society as strangers from a distant land.