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Celebrate Black History Month and explore the stories of unsung Revolutionaries with the Museum this February.

Celebrate Black History Month and explore the stories of unsung Revolutionaries at the Museum of the American Revolution this February.

The Museum of the American Revolution’s groundbreaking new special exhibition, "Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia," will officially open to the public on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, during Black History Month.

As part of the Museum of the American Revolution’s Black History Month celebration, explore the life and legacy of James Forten, a free Black Philadelphian, Revolutionary War privateer, and stalwart abolitionist with the Museum’s newest first-person theatrical performance “Meet James Forten” on Thursday, February 10, 2022, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate Black History Month and explore the stories of unsung Revolutionaries at the Museum of the American Revolution this February. Through a groundbreaking new special exhibition, an engaging forum on race, powerful theatrical performances, and more, visitors can experience a more inclusive – and thus, more accurate – history of our nation’s founding.

Event Marks the Fourth Annual Lonaé A. Moore Memorial Forum

Local “History Detectives” Will Join Museum Curators for a Discussion on Recovering Lost Black History During Black History Month

Part of The Museum’s Black History Month Celebration this February

Part of the Museum’s Women’s History Month Celebration this March

History After Hours hosts an event celebrating the stories of women during the American Revolution in honor of Women's History Month.