Philadelphia History Museum

Education Overview

At the Philadelphia History Museum, history is more than a subject studied at school or read about in textbooks. With insightful and stimulating curriculum-based programs and dynamic content-rich lessons — as well as teachers workshops and resources — the Philadelphia History Museum liberates the story of the city from the textbook page and challenges students to consider the world around them and the stories of their city in new ways.

Plan School Group Visit

NOW AVAILABLE!
Sometimes you have to see Philadelphia’s history yourself to believe it.

School & Children's Group Visits »

Curriculum-Based Lessons

NOW AVAILABLE!
Quest for Freedom

In this program, students examine and discuss Philadelphia’s pivotal role in the national story of the anti-slavery movement in the 18th and 19th centuries. Students consider a variety of artifacts from the time period and discuss their contemporary relevance. See the Quest for Freedom City History Lesson for more information on this acclaimed program. 75 minutes.

School age / grade: Grades 5 and above
Price: $4 per child

Exhibition-Related Lessons

TO RE-COMMENCE UPON SPRING 2012 REOPENING
The Museum offers teachers an opportunity to educate through exhibits by providing materials relevant to various school-age groups. Details to come on the release of these materials upon the Museum's reopening in fall 2011.

Teacher Workshops & Resources

Philadelphia Workshop of the World Act 48 Professional Development

Offered in conjunction with the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, November 9 / 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1300 Locust Street

{JUST FOR TEACHERS}

In the 1800s Philadelphia became an industrial powerhouse. Learn more about its industries and the people who worked in them and consider new ways to introduce the topics to students. The program will include an opportunity to get up close with rarely exhibited artifacts and documents and to discuss with peers creative and relevant means of including industrialization in your curriculum. Co-sponsored with the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia in partnership with the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent, National Constitution Center, National Archives at Philadelphia, and Independence National Historical Park.

Adult Edu. Programs

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Directions

The Philadelphia History Museum
15 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Phase I Preview
Opening February 15

Free & Open to the Public Wednesday-Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Administrative Office Hours

Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact

215.685.4830 voice
215.685.4837 fax
info@philadelphiahistory.org