Talks & Tours Member Mornings

Member Morning: The Declaration’s Journey Highlights Tour

November 9, 2025 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

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Join fellow Museum Members on a select weekend each month for special Members-only tours of our galleries, special exhibitions, and historic neighborhood.

On Sunday, November 9, at 9:30 a.m., join a Museum educator for this 60-minute guided tour of our new special exhibition, The Declaration’s Journey. This special exhibition showcases how the American Declaration of Independence, penned right here in Philadelphia, has become one of the most influential political documents in modern history. This visually captivating exhibition is the first to gather some of the most important and rare documents, works of art, and artifacts from around the world that reflect the complex 250-year history and legacy of the Declaration of Independence.

Our monthly Member Mornings are free for Museum Members to attend with advance registration. Not yet a Museum Member? Become a member today.

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Members enjoy special access and benefits throughout the year while also supporting the Museum’s mission.

Exhibits

The Declaration’s Journey

October 18, 2025 - January 3, 2027

The Declaration's Journey, opening in Fall 2025, will explore how a document created out of a colonial rebellion on the margins of the British empire became one of the most world renowned statements of political rights in human history.

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Online Collection

First Newspaper Printing of the Declaration of Independence

This July 6, 1776 issue of the Pennsylvania Evening Post presented the first newspaper printing of the newly adopted Declaration of Independence.

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