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WATCH: Read the Revolution with Linda Colley
Watch the Museum's archived video of historian Linda Colley's virtual discussion on her new book, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World.
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A Revolutionary Virtual Winter Break
December 26, 2020 - January 1, 2021Cozy up at home for unexpected stories and virtual experiences for the whole family during winter break with the Museum.
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Collections Society: Private Collections Workroom Tour and Reception
April 26, 2022 from 6-8 p.m.Collections Society members are invited to join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum’s collections storage and workroom with Dr. Aimee E. Newell, Director of Collections and Exhibitions.
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"When Women Lost the Vote" Special Exhibition Scheduled to Open Oct. 2
The Museum of the American Revolution’s groundbreaking new exhibition When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary Story, 1776 – 1807 will open to the public on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 and run through Sunday, April 25, 2021. The exhibition also will be made accessible to virtual visitors from around the world through a robust, free online experience.
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Artisan Workshop Stitch-In: Make an Embroidered Pin Cushion
March 10 & 17, 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m.In this two-part virtual workshop, learn about 18th-century fashion and how to make your own embroidered "pinball" (a spherical pincushion).
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Celebrate George Washington's Birthday this Presidents Day Weekend at the Museum of the American Revolution
Presidents Day was originally established in 1879 to commemorate the birthday of George Washington, our nation’s first president, and later expanded to include all who have held our nation’s highest office. This year, the Museum of the American Revolution will celebrate Presidents Day weekend, Saturday, Feb. 17 – Monday, Feb. 19, with family-friendly festivities and the final chance to see the Museum’s limited-run special exhibit Among His Troops: Washington’s War Tent in a Newly Discovered Watercolor.
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Artisan Workshop Stitch-In: Make a Pocket (Virtual)
November 17, 18, & 19 from 7-8:30 p.m.Learn how women made and wore pockets and create your own using historically accurate materials and techniques in this three-night virtual workshop.
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Newly Discovered Watercolor Featuring Washington’s War Tent Anchors Limited-Run Exhibit “Among His Troops,” Jan. 13 – Feb. 19
On Jan. 13, the Museum of the American Revolution will unveil a newly discovered watercolor painting from the Revolutionary War as the centerpiece of a limited-run exhibit from Jan. 13 – Feb. 19, 2018. The 235-year-old, seven-foot panoramic painting depicts the Continental Army’s 1782 encampment at Verplanck’s Point in New York’s Hudson Valley. It includes the only known depiction of General George Washington’s headquarters tent in the field – the very tent that is dramatically presented at the Museum.
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Rare Opportunity to Step Inside Replica of Washington's Sleeping and Office Tent at George Washington's Mount Vernon
In 2013, the Museum of the American Revolution commissioned Colonial Williamsburg’s Department of Historic Trades to create an exact replica of one of the greatest treasures in its collection—George Washington’s sleeping and office tent. This replica, which has been used by conservators and exhibit designers as a “stunt double” for the original tent as they plan for the installation of the fragile original artifact in the Museum—will be on display May 2-3 at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
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SOLD OUT | Artisan Workshop Stitch-In: Make Elizabeth Dorn’s Gown (Virtual)
February 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m.This four-week virtual workshop will introduce participants to fashion history and how to make your own short gown based on Elizabeth “Betty” Dorn’s short gown.
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