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Museum of the American Revolution is Temporarily Closed Due to New Citywide COVID-19 Restrictions

Museum of the American Revolution temporarily closed through January 1st, 2021, virtual events will continue.
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Author and Historian Judith Van Buskirk to Explore the Lives and Stories of African American Revolutionaries, Feb. 1

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Celebrate Pride Month at Museum’s “Pride on Paper” After-Hours Event, June 18

View a Limited-Run Exhibit of Historic 13-Star Flags and Create a Rainbow Flag Using Historic Flag-Making Techniques
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The Dawn of Detroit by Tiya Miles

The Dawn of Detroit

Read an excerpt from Tiya Miles' recent book, The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits.
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This image shows the book cover of Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 by Linda Colley. There is a white background and Britons is written in red font. The rest of the text is black font. They are at the to of the page. There is an illustration of soldiers, women, and children standing on sand in the middle of a body of water. There are smoke clouds filling the air. There is a cannon on the right side of the image pointing outward toward the water. Many of the soldiers are holding this swords pointing upward.

Britons

Read an excerpt from Linda Colley's book, Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837.
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Indigenous Continent Cover Pekka

Indigenous Continent

Read an excerpt from Pekka Hämäläinen's book, Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America.
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Book cover for The Overflowing of Friendship by Richard Godbeer fades top down from yellow to light blue with the book title in a blue script font.

The Overflowing of Friendship

Read an excerpt from Richard Godbeer's book, The Overflowing of Friendship: Love Between Men and the Creation of the American Republic.
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Two white male adolescents, both standing at a wooden table, interact with a play tea set. The adolescent on the left is pretending to pour tea into a silver teacup from a silver teapot. The adolescent on the right has his hand on the teacup saucer. Both are dressed in Revolutionary-era outfits.

Thanksgiving Weekend at the Museum

November 26-28, 2021
Over Thanksgiving Weekend, join us at the Museum to explore our new special exhibition, Liberty: Don Troiani's Paintings of the Revolutionary War, walk through a wintery scene in Revolution Place, make your own cookie molds for the holidays, and much more for the whole family.
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Map of the Siege of Yorktown

This map celebrates the triumph of the allied Continental and French forces over the British Army at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.
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Who Tells Your Story? Explore Untold Stories from Black History at Museum’s “History After Hours”

In the pop-up museum visitors will learn about Philadelphia's African- American community during the Revolutionary era and explore untold histories
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