Museums

On Sunday, my family (husband, 3 year old, 1^st grader, 4^th grader and I) went to the Brandywine River Museum for Pirate Day. It was such an exciting adventure….

Since its signing on September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution remains an enduring, relevant document that inspires the world.  As headquarters of the Constitution’s landmark 225^th anniversary, the National Constitution Center will conclude its lineup of celebratory events in September with a star-studded Liberty Medal ceremony and an array of festivities that honor the Constitution’s legacy of freedom.

Groupon has a deal right now for half price tickets to the Academy of Natural Sciences!  It's just $15 for a Museum Visit for Two (up to a $30 Value). They don't expire until February, so use them to see the current exhibit "Academy at 200" the Shell Show in October, Live Animal Discovery Weekend in November or check out the awesome dinos any day!

Join the Franklin Institute's educators as we make a MEGA MESS during Mess Fest! We'll treat you to all the best in slimy, oozing, exploding, and gooey science. We've come up with some of the biggest, messiest, most FUN demonstrations and activities to celebrate the end of summer. Bring a change of clothes and prepare to get MESSY!
 

How many times do I tell my kids “Don’t touch”?  Well, at The Please Touch Children’s Museum, it is the exact opposite! The Please Touch Museum is the perfect place to let your children do all those things that, under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t be allowed.

This Fourth of July, don’t just celebrate the birth of independence – celebrate in the birthplace of independence!  The National Constitution Center on Independence Mall will commemorate America’s birthday with an unforgettable lineup of patriotic events and programs that are the perfect complement to the excitement of Philadelphia’s Wawa Welcome America! festival.  Visitors will enjoy Revolutionary War re-enactments, learn colonial-era tasks, join in “Patriotic Karaoke,” and more.  The Center’s Independence Day celebration will take place from Thursday, June 28 through Thursday, July 5, 2012.  The Center will extend its regular hours of operation on Monday, July 2; Tuesday, July 3; and Thursday, July 5 from 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  All Independence Day activities are FREE with regular museum admission. 

As the sun goes down, the savings heat up at the National Constitution Center!  Beginning Thursday, June 28 and continuing each Thursday through August 30, visitors can enjoy the National Constitution Center experience for only $5 during the popular $5 After 5 p.m. summer discount program.  

Celebrate Flag Day in the birthplace of Old Glory with a week of festivities at the Betsy Ross House this June.  Flag Festival 2012  kicks-off the start of National Flag Week on Sunday, June 10 with a patriotic ceremony and flag retirement and continues right through Stars & Stripes Saturday on June 16, a daylong event that harkens back to the first Flag Day celebrations held at the House in the 1890s.  The fifth annual event will pay tribute to our national standard, and continue the tradition of Flag Day celebrations that began here more than 100 years ago, and resumed with the first modern Flag Festival in 2008.