Philadelphia museums events

Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, May 18 2:00p

Join Watson Adventures on a murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults! Franklin Institute staffers involved in the discovery of a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin are being killed...

Exhibit Opening Reception

Saturday, May 18 5:00p

Elfreths Alley Museum, Philadelphia

Elfreth’s Alley Museum presents “Making Ends Meet: 300 Years of Life on Elfreth’s Alley,” a new exhibit celebrating the American tradition of stretching a dollar and making it work! Please join us ...

Japanese Tea Ceremony: Omotesenke Tea School

Saturday, Oct 12 1:00p

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, Philadelphia

Experience a traditional tea ceremony demonstration at Shofuso. This demonstration is led by practitioners from the Omotesenke Tea School visiting from the Princeton and New York regions...

CHF First Friday: Ales of the Revolution

Friday, Jun 7 5:00p

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia

Join us for a tasty history lesson in the art and science of re-creating Revolutionary-era ales led by CHF’s rare-book curator (and avid home brewer), James Voelkel...

Independence Day

Thursday, Jul 4 10:00a

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia

The penitentiary is open from 10 am until 5 pm...

Centennial Grown-Up Tours

Saturday, May 18 2:00p

Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia

Take a trip back in time and enjoy the restored architecture and rich history of Memorial Hall...

Toddler Time

Tuesday, May 21 10:30a

American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

ASHM's littlest visitors are invited to participate in a new monthly program designed just for them...

Maurice Sendak: A Legacy

Saturday, May 18 12:00p

Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia

He let the Wild Things loose. He gave us Max, Mickey, Rosie, and Pierre. He ﬁt a library into a nutshell and fed us chicken soup...

Docent Tour:

Friday, May 24 2:00p

John Grass Wood Turning, Philadelphia

The John Grass Wood Turning Company is a fully-functional wood shop, founded in 1863 in Philadelphia, when the city was known as The Workshop of the World...

FISH 'n SHIP

Saturday, May 18 9:30a

Battleship New Jersey- Parking Garage, Camden

Combination ticket allows guests to visit Camden's Waterfront Adventure Aquarium and the Battleship NJ...

Mighty Mike - America's Biggest, Baddest Alligator

Saturday, May 18 10:00a

Adventure Aquarium, Camden

Mighty Mike - America's Biggest, Baddest Alligator He’s longer than most cars. He can swallow an entire turkey in a single gulp...

Breakfast and Lecture

Saturday, May 25 9:00a

Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford

Enjoy a delicious continental breakfast, and then take a tour of the Which Way the Wind Blows: Antique American Weathervanes exhibition with Jennifer Mass, senior scientist in the conservation dep...

Jazz Night with Justin Faulkner and Friends

Saturday, May 18 8:00p

James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown

For the last three years Justin Faulkner has been the drummer of choice for Branford Marsalis joining the Marsalis’ group on his 18th birthday while still a high school senior...

Art is Social

Friday, May 31 8:00p

Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington

Celebrate the final days of the exhibition State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle. This Exhibition includes over 60 works of Art by eight important contemporary illustrators...