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Think “fake news” is a new phenomenon? Learn how propaganda was used by both sides to shape opinion during the Revolutionary War, and explore the stories behind Revolutionary-era printing and political expression during a Power of the Press-themed evening on Tuesday, May 15, from 5 – 8 p.m.

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

Los visitantes del Museo de la Revolución Americana podrán ahora disfrutar de las principales galerías del museo acompañados de un servicio de audio tour en español lanzado recientemente, a tiempo para el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.

This is Deborah. She grew up at Mount Vernon, enslaved to George Washington. In 1781, when she was 16 years old, she made a decision that changed her life.

Extreme political polarization, splintered political parties, and a dysfunctional Congress could be ripped from today’s headlines, but prolific author, scholar, and Yale University historian Joanne Freeman argues that they have a long and ominous history.

On Monday, Jan. 18 at 10 a.m., tune into the Museum’s YouTube channel for a free virtual concert by vocalists and musicians from the Philadelphia Jazz Project

Read an excerpt from Cassandra Good's Founding Friendships to explore how, by forming friendships, women and men challenged social expectations but embraced founding ideals of freedom, choice, and equality in the early United States.

We join with so many in the history community in mourning the loss of Linda Eaton.

Learn more about the first-ever graduating class of the Museum's inaugural Living History Youth Summer Institute.