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A painted portrait of James Forten is installed next to a small photograph of his wife Charlotte Vandine Forten in the Museum's Black Founders exhibit.

CANCELLED | Black Founders Exhibit Educator Deep-Dive

February 25, 2023 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Join Museum educators for an in-person workshop that pairs classroom instruction with exploration of our new special exhibit, Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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A painting by Don Troiani on view alongside objects depicted in the painting in the Museum's Liberty Exhibit

CANCELLED | Historical Art and Objects as Teaching Tools

This onsite workshop has been cancelled.
This onsite workshop examining paintings of historical events alongside objects from the Museum’s latest special exhibit, Liberty: Don Troiani’s Paintings of the Revolutionary War, has been cancelled.
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Campus Philly CollegeFest 2022 returns on September 10 and 11.

Campus Philly CollegeFest 2022

September 10 & 11, 2022
The Museum is proud to join a long list of some of Philadelphia's iconic sites and attractions, including museums, cultural institutions, and activities, all FREE for college students.
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Philly Jazz Project We Shall 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend 2023 at the Museum

January 14-16, 2023
Honor the life, service, and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. over MLK Weekend at the Museum to discover the ongoing legacy of the American Revolution.
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British red coats march past the Museum up Third Street as part of Occupied Philadelphia.

Occupied Philadelphia 2023

October 28-29, 2023
Join the Museum as we recreate the dark days of the British occupation of 1777-1778 with Occupied Philadelphia, our annual flagship living history event, in Old City.
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British red coats march past the Museum up Third Street as part of Occupied Philadelphia.

Occupied Philadelphia 2024

November 9-10, 2024
Join the Museum as we recreate the dark days of the British occupation of 1777-1778 with Occupied Philadelphia, our annual flagship living history event, in Old City.
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A museum curator places a photograph of Charlotte Vandine Forten in its case for display in Black Founders.

Behind Black Founders: A Lunch & Learn for Museum Members

June 3, 2023 from 12:30-3 p.m.
Museum Members are invited to an exclusive Saturday afternoon lunch and learn with buffet lunch, refreshments, and two special talks inspired by Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia.
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A Costumed Living History Interpreter showing a young child a canteen over Labor Day Weekend

Relaxed Experience Morning at the Museum

February 12, 2023 from 9-10:30 a.m.
Experience the Museum in a calm, crowd-free environment with lower sound effects, higher light levels, no films, sensory guides, and more to create a sensory-friendly experience.
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This image shows The Siege of Yorktown painting. The frame is brown with circular gold symbols. It says “1781” at the top of the frame.

Allies & Emigres: French Music and Revolutionary Philadelphia

May 2, 2021 from 5-6:15 p.m.
Eve Miller, cellist at Tempesta di Mare, and Matthew Skic, Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum, team up for a talk as part of the Tempesta Talks event series.
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A painting hangs above a display case of corresponding artifacts in the Liberty exhibit.

Historical Art and Objects as Teaching Tools

November 17, 2021 from 7-8:30 p.m.
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.
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