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Troubleshooting the Timeline App for Use Offline

Learn how to troubleshoot the offline Timeline of the American Revolution App.
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Local Business Leaders Join the Museum to Explore Philadelphia’s Legacy of Black Entrepreneurship at Evening Panel Discussion, Oct. 19

A panel of five Philadelphia-based Black business leaders will join the Museum of the American Revolution on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for “AmRev Presents: A Black Founders Legacy of Entrepreneurship,” a panel discussion on the history of Black entrepreneurship in Philadelphia. Panelists will explore the experiences of contemporary Black business owners and draw connections to those of James Forten, a successful Black sailmaker and entrepreneur whose life and legacy is chronicled in the Museum’s special exhibit Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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Presidents Day Weekend with the Museum

February 12-15, 2021
Observe Presidents Day Weekend onsite or online with family-friendly tours, talks, crafts, and more exploring the nation’s first president, George Washington, and the diverse range of people he would have interacted with.
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A New Constellation: A Collection of Historic 13-Star Flags

June 14 - July 21, 2019
Learn more about the limited-run exhibit that featured a display of 40 rare, historic 13-star flags.
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Revolution Stories

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A Museum educator, in Revolutionary military costume, shows three adolescents how to use a cannon on the Privateer Ship in the galleries.

Join & Support

Learn about the variety of ways you can support the Museum of the American Revolution in historic Philadelphia.
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Role of Cities Reading List

Reading List: The Role of Cities in the American Revolution

Check out nine suggested readings from our collection of Read the Revolution book excerpts addressing the role of cities in the American Revolution.
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A painting of Victory or Death, Advanced on Trenton
Courtesy Don Troiani

Frozen in Time: Winter Scenes Tour from Trego to Troiani

December 30, 2021 from 6-7 p.m.
Museum Members are invited to join an online gallery tour and interactive discussion with Museum Curator of Collections Mark A. Turdo and education staff live from a new display of William Trego’s famous March to Valley Forge to Don Troiani’s Advance to Trenton.
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Rhonda Brace (left), a descendent of Jeffrey Brace, who was enslaved during the Revolutionary era, found freedom, and wrote a memoir in 1810, which was republished in 2004 by Kari Winter (right).

Watch Museum Programs

Watch Museum of the American Revolution programs from the comfort of your own home with our archived video livestreams.
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Finding Freedom tableau scene at the Museum depicting a British soldier of African descent trying to recruit a young boy of African descent to find freedom with the British army.

African Americans in the Revolutionary Era

February 24, 2022 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Teachers participating in this free workshop will explore the lives of the people of African descent in British North America on the eve of the American Revolution.
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