Museum Open Thurs-Mon
(215) 925-2800
Search Site
Jump to the top of the page

NLM Celebrates: Wawa Welcome America

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us with FREE admission for a celebration of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness as part of Wawa Welcome America! Explore our latest exhibitions This is My Home and La Brega: Art for Reimagining the World and take […]

Family Day: Building Literacy

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Inspired by our summer exhibition This is My Home, join us for a day of all-ages fun, with special activities for young learners and their caregivers! Explore the relationship between play, building projects, and reading skills with stories and games […]

Family Day: Summer Reading Party

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Take part in a day of all-ages fun, with special activities for young learners and their caregivers! Celebrate your little storyteller as we highlight the books created in our Big Ideas for Little Learners program and share ways to empower […]

Family Day: (Give) Back to School

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Take part in a day of all-ages fun, with special activities for young learners and their caregivers! Get ready to go back to school and help other young learners reach their potential with activities and crafts to jump-start creativity inspired […]

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Respect

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In our first session of the school year, we'll be introducing our very own superhero, Lila Liberty! Lila has a very special set of skills and a toolbelt to match. Little Learners will explore the idea of respect while using […]

Free

NLM Family Day: The Stories We Tell

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join us for a day of storytelling and memory-making as we discover the origins of our many sacred traditions. NLM welcomes We Are the Seeds, a Philadelphia based non-profit that celebrates and educates about contemporary Indigenous arts and culture, to […]

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Empathy

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this session, we will introduce Lila Liberty's super-tool, her sense-o-scope! We'll read Last Stop on Market Street and learn how to show empathy to others, and even build our very own sense-o-scope while grown-ups will learn how to help […]

Free

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Integrity

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Little Learners will explore the concept of integrity with Lila Liberty's special boots that allow her to put her words into action. We'll read The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade. Then, they'll go on an integriKEY hunt for familiar […]

Free

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Courage

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Little Learners will read After the Fall and learn all about courage. They'll make their very own Courage Cape while grown-ups will explore the idea of prologues and epilogues!   Register Here for the 4 or 5 pm slot   […]

Free

NLM Celebrates: Beyond Wakanda – Imagining the Future with Black Comic Creators

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Click Here to Register & Purchase Tickets Superhero media inspired by Marvel’s Black Panther, DC’s Cyborg, and a vibrant scene of independent creators put forth powerful visions of futuristic heroes shaped by Black identity. In honor of Black History Month […]

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Responsibility

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Focusing on the Big Idea of responsibility, little learners will read "What if Everybody did that?" and make their own responsibiliTREE.   Register Here for the 4 or 5 pm slot.  

Free

Big Ideas for Little Learners – Perseverance

Kroc Center 4200 Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

In this session, we'll gain our last liberty super-tool, perseverance! Little Learners will read about Izzy Gizmo, a kid engineer who is always tinkering with things. It's easy to get frustrated and quit, but just like Izzy, we'll try our […]

Free
a

Thu ‒ Mon: 10am ‒ 05pm

Adults: $12 Seniors (65+): $10 Students (with valid ID): $8 Youth (ages 6–17): $6 Children (under 5): No Charge Museum Members: Free

321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106 (215) 925-2800