Museums

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The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown celebrates Black girlhood through art and artifacts

Century-old, steam-powered train built in Philadelphia restored as 'living museum' in central Pennsylvania

historic baldwin locomotive

FBI returns stolen artifacts to Pennsylvania historical societies

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Discover centuries-old art and antiques at The Philadelphia Show this spring

The Philadelphia Show

Celebrate Women's History Month with special programs at Philly museums and libraries

Museums Womens History Month

Eastern State Penitentiary workers vote to unionize over safety concerns, pay

Eastern State Penitentiary Union

Dinosaurs and underwater yoga: Your weekend guide to things to do in Philly

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Contributions of Black, Indigenous soldiers detailed in new collection at Museum of the American Revolution

Museum Archive Soldiers

Penn Museum researchers discover ancient restaurant in Iraq with 5,000-year-old fridge

Penn Museum Researchers Aerial

New exhibit sheds light on James Forten, Black abolitionist and Revolutionary War fighter

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Hershey native opens New York City's first permanent Broadway museum

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Celebrate MLK by writing poetry at the Museum of the American Revolution

Museum of the American Revolution MLK Weekend

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Kids can visit the Penn Museum for free during winter break

Penn Museum winter break

In the spirit of Dracula, the Mütter Museum wants your blood

Mutter blood donation.

Celebrate Lunar New Year at Penn Museum with a traditional lion dance and lantern crafts

Lunar New Year Penn Museum

Travel back in time to 1770s Philadelphia with a holiday walking tour of Old City

Museum of the American Revolution Winter Break

Atlantic City Boardwalk's Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum to close after 26 years

Ripley's Atlantic City Closing

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Take a glimpse at the new Disney exhibit coming to the Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Disney 100 exhibit

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Watch a patriotic Philly POPS performance for Veterans Day at the Museum of the American Revolution

Veterans Day Weekend AmRev

Neon Museum of Philadelphia, a shrine of vintage signs, to close in Olde Kensington

Neon Museum Philadelphia Closing

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Museum of the American Revolution celebrates Halloween weekend with turnip-carving demonstrations

Halloween weekend Museum of the American Revolution

Celebrate Halloween with a costume party at the Museum of Illusions

Museum of Illusions Halloween

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day at Museum of the American Revolution next weekend

Museum of the American Revolution Indigenous Peoples Weekend

Philly art museum workers resume strike in effort to secure better wages, benefits in first union contract

Art Museum Strike PMA

Exhibition celebrating 100 years of Disney to launch world tour at The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Disney 100 exhibition

Dress in costume and celebrate 125th anniversary of 'Dracula' at the Mütter Museum

Mutter Museum

Plans for Alexander Calder museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway back on track

Calder Gardens parkway exterior

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Museum of the American Revolution to celebrate Constitution Day with family-friendly activities

Museum of the American Revolution State Constitution Palooza september

Philly art museum workers vote to authorize strike amid ongoing contract negotiations

Art Museum Strike Authorization

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Kids can visit Museum of the American Revolution for free during Labor Day weekend

Museum of the American Revolution labor day weekend free admission

African American Museum to move into former Family Court building

Family Court AAMP

Tree where Ocean City's founders met in 19th century on display at history museum

OCNJ historic tree

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Please Touch Museum to host children's innovation lab supported by Miranda Cosgrove

USAA Please Touch Museum exhibit

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers unionized 2 years ago, but they're still fighting for a contract

Art Museum Union

Exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences to explore how humans impact the world's oceans

Academy of Natural Sciences Ocean Bound exhibition

Philadelphia Museum of Art returns 17th century shield lost by German museum during WWII

Philadelphia Museum Art Dresden

Wawa Welcome America to celebrate July Fourth weekend with concerts, fireworks and a parade

Wawa Welcome America

Proposed Black heritage trail in New Jersey moves closer to reality

Museum of the American Revolution to celebrate Fourth of July weekend with naturalization ceremony

Independence Day MoAR

Franklin Institute unveils plans for new space exploration exhibit focused on future trips to moon, Mars

Franklin Institute SPACE

Costume on HBO's 'The Gilded Age' inspired by antique dress owned by Chester County museum

Dress Gilded Age HBO

Test your sea skills with new Pirate Rum Challenge at Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum

Thousands of unseen works by painter Andrew Wyeth released by Brandywine River Museum of Art

Andrew Wyeth Collection

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Dress in your Sunday best and win prizes during Philly's Easter Promenade

Easter Promenade 2023