Entry for Free Museum Day is self-guided, allowing you to explore the historic sanctuary at your own pace. To help you navigate the rich history of the building, detailed guide maps are available for purchase on-site for $1. While you explore, our knowledgeable staff are stationed throughout the site. Please feel free to approach them—they are happy to answer questions or share deeper stories about the church’s 300-year history. Just across the street from the church, make sure to visit the Christ Church Neighborhood House. This exhibit offers a fascinating look at how the church community navigated the revolutionary fervor and the birth of the United States.
Visitors will tour the first floor of Wyck, one of America's most authentic historic sites.
The American Philosophical Society is the oldest learned society in the United States. Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743, it continues its mission of “promoting useful knowledge” through research, fellowships, and public outreach.
Woodmere Art Museum celebrates Philadelphia art and artists.
On view: "Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts." Presented in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, this exhibition features selections from Jesse Krimes’s Elegy Quilt series (2020–present), a body of work that renders the personal effects of the U.S. carceral system through portraits of domestic spaces. Drawing on his own experience with incarceration, Krimes gathers donated clothing and textile fragments from currently and formerly incarcerated individuals and reconstitutes them into intricately patterned quilts that meditate on memory, loss, alienation, and comfort. Continuing in the spirit of American quilting traditions, the works situate these narratives within broader histories of communal making and resilience.
Visitors can expect to learn about the First Continental Congress and the history of the Carpenters' Company, see several large models of Carpenters' Hall that explain its construction (including a Lego model of the Hall), and view historic tools while enjoying the historic ambience of the main Hall.
Visitors of all ages can discover the history of the Philadelphia region through the lens of the Delaware River at the Independence Seaport Museum. Home to two floors of hands-on, interactive exhibitions, guests can also explore the Seaport Boat Shop and get an up-close-and-personal view of this storied maritime tradition.
Visitors will be able to tour the gardens and the historical tour of the Mansion. Tea and Biscuits will also be provided on the 2nd floor. Visitors will also get a special look into Revolutionary War history and the details...
For more than two centuries, Belmont Mansion has stood as a witness to history. Built in 1745 and later connected to the Underground Railroad through the courage and conviction of the abolitionist community who gathered here, Belmont remains one of Philadelphia’s most significant historic landmarks. Its walls hold stories not only of the past, but of the enduring pursuit of freedom, education, and justice.
While you’re at the Museum for Art in Wood, experience "Muliebrity" by Viola Bordon and "Suite Américaine" by BA Harrington, rethink American history through the lens of craft and women’s labor. Bordon reimagines Lady Liberty in a richly layered textile work that questions who freedom has truly served, while Harrington transforms historic furniture forms to reveal and celebrate the work of women long hidden inside them. Together, the exhibitions uncover how national identity has been shaped by gender, power, and the stories we choose to display.
