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

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Historian Holger Hoock Examines America’s Shockingly Violent Inception, May 8

April 6, 2018 Read Press Release

Celebrate Revolutionary Women with a Mother’s Day Tea Featuring Special Guest Martha Washington

April 11, 2018 Read Press Release

A Hamilton Experience, A New Discovery Center, Audio Tours and More in Museum’s Second Year

April 19, 2018 Read Press Release

Family Donates Rare Hand-Written Journal of Revolutionary-Era Prisoner-of-War to Museum

April 20, 2018 Read Press Release

Museum Honors America’s First Fallen Soldiers and Sailors During Memorial Day Weekend

April 26, 2018 Read Press Release

Celebrate Military Spouse Appreciation Day at the Museum, May 11-12

April 26, 2018 Read Press Release

Power of the Press-Themed Evening on May 15 as Part of History After Hours Series

May 2, 2018 Read Press Release

New Hands-On Discovery Center “Revolution Place” to Open June 9

May 7, 2018 Read Press Release

George Washington’s Headquarters Flag to be Displayed in Philadelphia for the First Time Since the Revolutionary War, Beginning Flag Day

May 16, 2018 Read Press Release

Make it a Revolutionary Summer at the Museum of the American Revolution

May 18, 2018 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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