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Old City Eateries Welcome Museum of the American Revolution and Cross Keys Café to the Neighborhood

April 17, 2017 Read Press Release

Museum of the American Revolution Hosts Grand Opening Gala with Featured Speaker NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw

April 11, 2017 Read Press Release

Museum of the American Revolution Exceeds $150 Million Capital Campaign Goal with Gift from Comcast NBCUniversal and The Roberts Foundation

April 5, 2017 Read Press Release

Museum of the American Revolution Installs Bronze Sculptural Panels Depicting Iconic Revolutionary Moments

April 4, 2017 Read Press Release

Vice President Biden, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author David McCullough Among Opening Day Speakers for Museum of the American Revolution

March 22, 2017 Read Press Release

Renowned Painting of George Washington’s March to Valley Forge Installed at Museum of the American Revolution

March 21, 2017 Read Press Release

19th-Century Painting of Washington and Rochambeau at Siege of Yorktown Installed at Museum

February 7, 2017 Read Press Release

Museum Tickets Go on Sale Feb. 22, George Washington’s 285th Birthday

In honor of George Washington's 285th birthday, general admission tickets to the new Museum of the American Revolution will go on sale on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Museum officially opens to the public on April 19. Read Press Release

George Washington’s Headquarters Tent Installed

January 31, 2017 Read Press Release

Sword of Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer Presented to Museum by St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia

January 12, 2017 Read Press Release

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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.

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.