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At AKMP adult groups have the opportunity to craft visits that meet particular interests. Skilled staff lead tours of current exhibitions, beginning with the dramatic Experience Philadelphia! orientation gallery. Should a group want to focus upon a collection or era in Philadelphia history, opportunities can be created to bring objects from collection storage for a curatorial discussion. A catering service is available for refreshments. The Museum Book Store features one of the most extensive inventories of Philadelphia history publications along with souvenir items. AKMP has street level access to Experience Philadelphia! and an elevator to additional galleries and restrooms. Because AKMP is located in a historic building, however, it is advisable to discuss access needs when making a reservation.

Guided Tours: up to 50 minutes
Monday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fee: Adults, $6; seniors, $5.
Maximum group size: 45 adults.

2007 Exhibitions
Major Galleries

Experience Philadelphia!

• Overview of City history
  Continuing

How Philly Works: Streets as Barometers of Urban Life

• Through 2008

Focus Galleries

"A Great Company, A Great City": The Insurance Company of North America
-Through August 2008

Wonderful World of Radio
-Through 2008

Norman Rockwell: The Artist Behind the Image
-Through 2008

Information and Reservations
Call: 215.685.4832.
A $25 non-refundable deposit is required to guarantee your reservation; an additional deposit may be required depending upon the program. Full payment is required upon arrival. It is recommended that reservations be made at least one month in advance.

Curatorial Discussion: 45 minutes
Objects available for viewing and discussion by the AKMP curatorial staff include toys, dolls, silver, needlework, and firearms as well as objects that reflect a particular period or event in Philadelphia history such as the Guilded Age, women's history, the Civil War.
Fee: $250 minimum, in addition to the guided tour fee for each individual.
Maximum group size: flexible depending upon arrangements.

Programs for College and University Classes
At AKMP college and university classes have the opportunity to learn about the opportunities and challenges of working in a history museum. Senior staff have successful experience in all aspects of museum administration, collection development and management, and interpretive programming including exhibitions and education. These presentations are ideal for classes in public history and museum studies. In addition, collection staff are prepeared to work with faculty in developing object based discussions related to specific aspects of Philadelphia history.

• Challenges and opportunities of administering small and medium-sized history
  museums, including redefining mission, sustainability, and constituent development.
• Challenges and opportunities for historians working in a city history museum.
• Current issues impacting curatorial decisions and collection management.
• Creating interpretive approaches for exhibitions and programs that use the
  collections and resonate with contemporary life.
• Making a career in the history museum field.

For information and to schedule a program: contact Cynthia J. Little, Ph.D., AKMP
Historian and Director of Interpretive Programming, at (215) 685-4836.
Fee: Each program has a fee based upon the activity.
Length of Presentation: 1.5 hours including question and answer time.
Location: These presentations are available on or off site. There is no travel fee for
presentations within a ten mile radius of the museum. Beyond ten miles, there is an
additional fee.

• Workshop of the World: Objects related to manufacturing and work in
  Philadelphia from the 1880s through the early 1900s.
• Made in Philadelphia: Objects made by Philadelphia craftsmen in the
  18th century.
• Home Front Philadelphia during the Civil War and World Wars I and II.
• Highlights of the Philadelphia City History Collection.
• Capital City the Athens of America: Philadelphia in the 1790s.
• A Mixed Multitude: Profile of Philadelphia's People 1682-2006.

Availability: Monday-Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and Wednesday-Friday 3:00 p.m.-
5:00 p.m. Other days and times by special arrangement.
Fee: Based upon activity.
For information and to schedule a program: contact Cynthia J. Little, Ph.D., AKMP
Historian and Director of Interpretive Programming, at (215) 685-4836.

Catering Service
A continental breakfast or box lunch may be ordered through AKMP. The cost is based upon food selection and seating arrangements in the Experience Philadelphia! Gallery. From spring through fall the Marian Mitchell Garden is also available.