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Learn more about The First Oval Office Project programs and outreach since 2013.

During Father’s Day weekend, visitors to the Museum of the American Revolution can explore “Revolution in Miniatures,” featuring displays of hundreds of intricately detailed, hand-painted miniature military figures and Revolutionary-era scenes by nearly 50 painters and sculptors.

The Museum of the American Revolution today announced a new program that provides a free, year-long, Family-level Membership to anyone with a Pennsylvania ACCESS Card. ACCESS Cards are given by the state to Pennsylvania residents who monitor their government-issued cash, food, or medical benefits with an EBT card.

Read an excerpt from Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Hackett Fischer's book, African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals.

During Presidents Day Weekend from Saturday, Feb. 19 – Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, explore the life, leadership, and legacy of our nation’s first president, George Washington, and the diverse range of people with whom he interacted.

Educators are invited to join this free workshop as we examine paintings of historical events alongside objects from our special exhibition, Liberty: Don Troiani’s Paintings of the Revolutionary War.

Discover the stories of Revolutionary women at the Museum of the American Revolution during Women’s History Month this March. Throughout the month, enjoy a pay-what-you-wish Women’s History Night, a theatrical performance based on the story of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, and other events and activities that bring to life the powerful, diverse experiences of women of the Revolutionary era.

Learn more about and listen to music written by Black composer and musician Francis Johnson, whose music was popular in the Revolutionary and Antebellum eras.

Be among the first to see the new 26-minute film “Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia,” presented by WHYY and the Museum.

Groundbreaking Special Exhibition is on View Through April 25