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The Museum of the American Revolution supports teachers with access to engaging educational resources and effective professional development opportunities.

Check out a selection of historically inspired crafts and activities below that families can make and do at home.

Browse Read the Revolution featuring a curated collection of excerpts from exciting, thought-provoking books about the American Revolution.

In April 2021, costume designer Emilio Sosa, author and Sampson descendent Alex Myers, and the Museum's Tyler Putman's explored the life and dress of Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War, in a discussion co-presented by American Repertory Theater.

Join the Museum for the opening weekend of our newest special exhibition Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia, which introduces visitors to James Forten and his descendants as they navigated the American Revolution and cross-racial relationships in Philadelphia to become leaders in the abolition movement in the lead-up to the Civil War and the women's suffrage movement.

Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier followed the untold story of Irish soldier and artist Richard St. George, whose personal trauma and untimely death provide a window into the entangled histories of the American Revolution of 1776 and the Irish Revolution of 1798.

On Tuesday, July 17, from 5 – 8 p.m., the Museum will host “Trash Talk,” an archaeology-themed evening event that will explore the findings from the archaeological excavation of the Museum’s site prior to the building’s construction.

Museum Members are invited to join us online for the third annual State of the Museum Address delivered by President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson.

View two intricately decorated small swords, one of which was made in France and other in England.

Challenge a friend to a game of Fox and Geese, a game similar to checkers and easy to play anywhere.