Final Weeks: Visit our Witness to Revolution special exhibit before it closes Sunday, Jan. 5. Info & Tickets

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Revolutionary-Era Portrait of British Army Officer William Dansey and Flag He Captured to be Reunited for the First Time in Nearly a Century

August 15, 2019 Read Press Release

Author and Harvard Historian Maya Jasanoff to Explore the Stories of Loyalists, the Revolution’s “Losers”

August 13, 2019 Read Press Release

Kids Get in Free During Labor Day Weekend

August 9, 2019 Read Press Release

Enjoy a “Revolutionary Staycation” and Discover Regional Sites Where History Was Made, Aug. 20

August 6, 2019 Read Press Release

Museum Pilots Citizenship Initiative to Prepare Philadelphia-Area Immigrants to Become Engaged U.S. Citizens

August 5, 2019 Read Press Release

Museum of the American Revolution Launches Virtual Museum Tour

July 30, 2019 Read Press Release

Museum Releases New Book on Discovery of Revolutionary-Era Watercolor Depicting George Washington’s War Tent

July 24, 2019 Read Press Release

Tickets Now on Sale for 2019 International Conference on the American Revolution, Oct. 3 – 5

July 11, 2019 Read Press Release

“Sounds of the Revolution” Series of Free Musical Performances, Saturdays from July 13 – August 17

July 11, 2019 Read Press Release

An Escape Room, Rum Punch Challenge and More as Part of “Bros and Foes” After-Hours Event, July 23

July 10, 2019 Read Press Release
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Brave Men as Ever Fought painting unveiling
Museum of the American Revolution, Funded by the National Park Service Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail
The Deborah and London Tableau figure at the Finding Freedom interactive in the galleries.
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A high up view of the War at Sea gallery in the Museum of the American Revolution featuring a sloop
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WHYY: "Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia"

June 2023

The Museum partnered with WHYY, Philadelphia's PBS affiliate, to present this documentary exploring our special exhibition of the same name. Go behind the scenes to see how it all came together and learn about one of Philadelphia's most important early African American families as well as the many roles the family played during the Revolutionary War.

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PBS NewsHour: Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution

October 2021

John Yang reports on the Museum's work to tell a more inclusive story of the American Revolution by introducing visitors to the diverse people critical to building the nation for PBS NewsHour.

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CBS Sunday Morning: Inside the Museum of the American Revolution

June 2019

Martha Teichner reports on the Museum, which features a look at how the war changed life for African Americans and Native Americans, for CBS Sunday Morning.

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New York Times: A New Museum of the American Revolution, Warts and All

April 2017

Read more about the Museum's April 2017 opening and the "rock-star object in the collection," George Washington's headquarters tent, from the New York Times.

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Washington Post: Museum of the American Revolution set to open in Philadelphia

April 2017

Learn more about the Museum of the American Revolution's opening in April 2017 from the Washington Post.

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