Museum of the American Revolution
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“A nuanced, warts-and-all telling of the American Revolution.” – CBS Sunday Morning. Open daily in historic Philadelphia, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. #HowRevolutionary
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A pen-and-ink sketch found by the Museum's Matthew Skic features only the second-known depiction of female camp followers of the Continental Army done by an eyewitness. See it on display at the Museum starting this week!
Read more from The Washington Post: wapo.st/3xvodYo
Explore our past special exhibition, Liberty: Don Troiani's Paintings of the Revolutionary War, and take a closer look at nationally renowned historical artist #DonTroiani 's artwork from anywhere with our 360-degree virtual tour. #WorldArtDay
🎨: bit.ly/3uJCGfK
#OnThisDay in 1741, Revolutionary War veteran and artist Charles Willson Peale was born.
At the Museum, you'll find a tableau scene depicting the reunion of Charles Willson, who joined the Philadelphia Associators, and his brother, James.
Visit: bit.ly/34CiSxy
It's #NationalGardeningDay ! 🌱🌷 In Founding Gardeners, Andrea Wulf writes that the Founders perceived brimming gardens and fertile fields as symbols of America’s prosperity and future potential.
#ReadtheRevolution excerpt: bit.ly/3cSAic2
Take a walk around Revolutionary Old City Philly with a guided walking tour!
With stops to Carpenters' Hall, IndependenceNPS 🇺🇸, and more, join a Museum educator to explore the experiences of everyday people in the Revolutionary era.
🚶: bit.ly/3Q2VLBm
Rereading Stacy Schiff's A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America ahead of @appletv #Franklin ? She joined the Museum to talk about her newest book The Revolutionary as part of our #ReadtheRevolution Speaker Series.
Watch: bit.ly/49yJvSp
It's #NationalPetDay ! 🐾
Did people have pets in the 1700s? How did people share photos of their furry friends without Instagram? Watch the Museum's Dr. Tyler Putman share more about the four-legged friends that were common in the 18th century. bit.ly/3TRr2KZ
Happy #NationalSiblingDay ! With our newest online interactive, read through 17 surviving letters by Isaac How Davenport and James Davenport, two young brothers from Dorchester, Mass., who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
✍️: bit.ly/43xCsrK
Our friends from the St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia brought their #NationalTartanDay celebrations to the Museum this past weekend! 🎶 They kicked off the day on the Museum's plaza with some festive piping by the Society’s Pipes & Drums Band.
Planning to (safely!) catch a glimpse of the #SolarEclipse ? ☀️
George Washington sat in the 'Rising Sun Chair' during the Constitutional Convention during which Ben Franklin remarked, “... but now at length I have the happiness to know it is a rising sun and not a setting sun.”