Museums

The Declaration's Journey

Check out these 13 exhibits at Philly museums that honor America's 250th birthday

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

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

Walrus Femur Main

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

Franklin Institute Astronomy Day

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

These museums, theaters and attractions are offering Black Friday deals on tickets and memberships

Museum of Illusions Black Friday

Franklin Institute to close long-running air show exhibit in January

Franklin Air Show

College of Physicians, Mütter Museum plan expansion into neighboring Center City church

Mutter Museum Expansion

Independence Hall to close for two months for renovations to prepare for 2026 festivities

Independence Hall closing 2026

Philadelphia Art Museum CEO Sasha Suda fired 1 month into rebranding effort

Sasha Suda Art Museum

Feeling stressed? Taking a trip to an art museum may help relieve it

This provocative table spread has cups of toxic waste and a plate that illustrates the Centralia mine fire

Toxicological tablecloth Becky Howland

250 years ago, Ben Franklin met with a French spy in Old City to urge support for American independence

Benjamin Franklin spy

Costumes from 'Black Panther,' 'Sinners' will be displayed at African American Museum

Black Panther costumes

Glowing minerals and a meteorite will now be on permanent display at the Science History Institute

Science History Institute minerals

Philadelphia Art Museum is officially renamed what most people already call it anyway

philadelphia art museum

Why is the Liberty Bell closed but the U.S. Mint open during the government shutdown?

independence hall

Germantown to offer pass that gives access to 9 historic neighborhood sites

Germantown One Pass

Mütter Museum's next Halloween party nods to unexplained medieval 'dancing plagues'

Dancing plague Mutter Museum

Academy of Natural Sciences cuts hours due to low visitation, revenue challenges

Academy of Natural Sciences hours

This mold of Abraham Lincoln's face is one of many treasures in the mysterious Masonic Temple

Abraham Lincoln life mask

Look inside Calder Gardens, the city's new art space that challenges what museums can be

calder gardens

Philly museums, cultural groups call Trump administration's plans to remove slavery exhibits 'un-American'

Slavery exhibits letter

Suspect accused of vandalizing Philly's Jewish history museum surrenders

Weitzman vandalism suspect

Dinos After Dark returns Sept. 26 at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Dinos After Dark

Woodmere Art Museum sues Trump administration for repealing $750,000 in grant funding

woodmere lawsuit

These fake mushrooms helped 19th century foragers avoid real 'dangereux' fungi

Papier mache mushroom

Mütter Museum to keep human remains on display but with greater sensitivity

Mutter Human Remains

First smokestack from SS United States removed as historic ship is prepared to be sunk later this year

SS United States smokestack

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