Enjoy free access to our core exhibition Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia (1776–1876) and the special exhibition Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design. Throughout the day, members of our curatorial team will offer short talks highlighting the museum’s collections and exhibitions.
Come to learn about some of the creatures making the Schuylkill River their home. Collect a water sample at river's edge and explore the micro-life in a drop of water. Try your hand at drawing some of the intricate and striking geometric designs of diatoms. Through hands-on activities, get to know the life of the freshwater mussel. Find out about our research on this important mollusk. It’s propagation season, so there is a possibility that we will be propagating mussels!
Philadelphia's only Victorian house museum, with tours tracing daily life in the Civil War and the Gilded Age.
Historic House Tour with Artifact Display, Art Exhibit, and Paper Making.
The Paul Robeson House was the home of internationally renowned American bass-baritone concert singer, actor of film and stage, All-American and professional athlete, writer, multi-lingual orator, human rights activist, and lawyer Paul Robeson from 1966 until 1976.
Join PAFA & AAMP for our newest exhibition, "Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America.
Ryerss is a Victorian house museum, lending library located in Burholme Park in Philadelphia.
Elfreth's Alley is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States. Located in Old City, Philadelphia, Elfreth's Alley dates back to 1703 and is an exceptional collection of early American structures built between 1720 and 1836. Most of the homes are privately owned residences, but #124 and #126 are the Elfreth's Alley Museum, run by the Elfreth's Alley Association. The Association was founded in 1934 to preserve and protect the Alley and tell the story of its inhabitants, who were primarily artisans and working-class laborers. The Alley receives over 300,000 annual visitors from all over the world.
Housed in a magnificent Greek Revival landmark, Founder’s Hall Museum offers a glimpse into the complex life of America’s first multi-millionaire and illuminates the legacy of a school which has fascinated visitors since the 19th century, became the focus of a key Northern civil rights case in the 20th century, and continues to educate youth today.
LEST WE FORGET SLAVERY MUSEUM IS THE ONLY (PHILADELPHIA) AREA MUSEUM WITH AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF AUTHENTIC SLAVERY ARTIFACTS. Our riveting artifacts speak for themselves and reveal the TRUE story of how differently “Coming To America” was for millions of...
