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Academy Natural Sciences dioramas

How the wildlife dioramas revolutionized the Academy of Natural Sciences

Mayor Parker says she is working with Gov. Shapiro to 'preserve the essential mission' of Academy of Natural Sciences

Academy Natural Sciences future

Academy of Natural Sciences is shutting down its museum after nearly 200 years

Academy of Natural Sciences Closing

Museum of the Philadelphian delves into our love of booing and attempts to explain 'why we act like this'

Museum of the Philadelphian

Mayor Parker must fix up former Philadelphia History Museum, preservationists say

Philadelphia History Museum neglect

African American Museum in Philadelphia debuts exhibitions on Ona Judge and baseball trailblazers

African American Museum in Philadelphia Street View

Rare Declaration printings are on display at the Museum of the American Revolution

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Bucks County museum dedicated to Oscar Hammerstein II preps for restoration and construction projects

Oscar Hammerstein Museum renovation

Try a traditional Swedish crayfish feast at the American Swedish Historical Museum

crayfish dinner American Swedisn Historical Museum

Visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art for free today

Philadelphia Museum of Art MLB All Star Week

Official 'Star Wars' exhibition will make its world premiere at The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute - Star Wars

College students can visit more than 25 Philly museums for free during CollegeFest this September

art museum campus philly

History, live music and a beer garden come together at Eastern State's Summer Nights on July 11

Summer nights at Eastern State

Eastern State Penitentiary has a new exhibit on its synagogue, the nation's first in a prison

Eastern State Jewish exhibit

Here's a look at the newly renovated First Bank of the United States, which is now open to the public

first bank reopening

Philadelphia Museum of Art to include special exhibitions with general admission for one month

Philadlephia Museum of Art Special Admisson

The First Bank of the United States is reopening as a museum. Here's a look back at its history

First Bank of United States

Going to the FIFA Fan Festival? Here's what to do around Lemon Hill between World Cup matches

Lemon Hill attractions

Barnes Foundation and Calder Gardens are offering free admission to Philly residents in July

Barnes Foundation

Barn collapses at Bucks County property once owned by musical theater icon Oscar Hammerstein II

Barn collapse hammerstein

African American Museum exhibit to tell story of Ona Judge, who escaped from enslavement by George Washington

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Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art plans $100 million expansion with 325-acre nature preserve

Brandywine Main

Please Touch Museum to welcome new exhibit with 20-foot climbing structure for 50th anniversary

Please Touch exhibit

New York museum acquires rare Philly railcar from 1960s 'Almond Joys' fleet

SEPTA Almond Joy 1

Check out these 17 exhibits at Philly museums that honor America's 250th birthday

The Declaration's Journey

Stenton Museum event will honor formerly enslaved Black woman who secured her freedom in 1776

Dinah Day

‘A Nation of Artists’ exhibition opens April 12 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and PAFA

PMA for A Nation of Artists

Pay-what-you-wish Friday nights return to the Philadelphia Museum of Art this spring

Art Museum behind Cherry Blossoms

Flashlight tours and crafts headline Family Fun Night at Constitution Center

Flashlight Tours Constitution Center

The Franklin Institute will launch a trash can rocket for Astronomy Day

Franklin Institute Astronomy Day

Dog discovers 10,000-year-old walrus fossil at Jersey Shore

Walrus Femur Main

Philly's newest museum is a 'bank with no money,' but it has plenty of weird art

Ministry of Awe eyeball

Rare antique dollhouses will come out of the vault for limited tours in Bethlehem

Tinie Toy Dollhouse, 1930

The Museum of the American Revolution will turn spring break into two weeks of interactive history

Visitor poses in The Declaration's Journey selfie station

Penn Museum, Academy of Natural Sciences slash summer camps due to revenue constraints

Penn Museum camps

‘Workshop of the World’ to debut at the Science History Institute

SHI - Workshop of the World

Solve a murder at The Franklin Institute during a Feb. 28 scavenger hunt

watsonadventures - murder at the franklin

New Franklin Institute exhibit explores Universal theme parks' rides, attractions

Franklin Institute Universal

Philadelphia Museum of Art reverts to old name, but will keep griffin logo from rebrand

philly art museum name

Black History Month

African American Museum plans special events for Black History Month

Family-Friendly

The Franklin Institute is throwing Benjamin Franklin a birthday party this Saturday

Ben's Birthday Bash - Franklin Institute

After 15 years, the President's House Site continues to tell the story of slavery in Philly

President's House anniversary

Philadelphia Art Museum to explore the appeal and impact of monuments in new exhibit on the Rocky statue

Rocky statue exhibit

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