Please join the American Philosophical Society on Wednesday, May 22nd to experience and celebrate Field Companion by Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib. This film installation is part of the APS exhibition Sketching Splendor: American Natural History, 1750-1850, on view through December 2024. The program will start at 5:30 p.m. with light refreshments. We will be […]
Join the American Philosophical Society on Wednesday, July 31st at 6:00 p.m. in learning about the naturalists and natural history that resides in our current exhibition, Sketching Splendor: American Natural History, 1750-1850. Spanning the whole exhibition and many aspects of natural history, this program will cover many stories and highlights. The flash talk will be […]
Join the APS on February 26 at 6:00 p.m. as we transcribe the stories of Philadelphians during the American Revolution. These documents are already digitized and available for viewing on The Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation’s Founding’s digital portal but they still need to be transcribed. This transcription event features materials curated by […]
Join us to get the first look at the APS Museum's latest exhibition — Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City. This exhibition investigates the lived experiences of Philadelphians during the extraordinary period leading up to, during, and after the Revolutionary War. It showcases historic documents, maps, prints, correspondence, and artifacts relating to the city's diverse inhabitants, presenting […]
In partnership with the American Philosophical Society Inspired by the stories in the American Philosophical Society's 2025 exhibition, Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City, this series of tours invites you to visit four important historic houses here in Philadelphia. Each Saturday in September we will meet to learn about a different historic house and its grounds, with knowledgeable […]
Join the APS and Yards Brewery on Thursday, September 18th for the APS After Hours Quizzo: Science Edition! Are you the type of museum-goer who has a competitive spirit? Do you love beer? If so, join the APS Museum and Yards Brewery for “APS After Hours Quizzo: Science Edition”! Hang out on our second floor […]
Are you the type of museum-goer who has a competitive spirit? If so, join the APS Museum for “APS After Hours Quizzo: Science Edition”! Hang out on our second floor of Philosophical Hall with a night of trivia, after work drinks, and snacks. In honor of our new Center for the History of Science, the […]
Come celebrate Archives Month Philly with the team behind The Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation's Founding (Rev City). On October 16, 2025, we will be hosting a day-long Transcribe-a-thon at the American Philosophical Society. We invite you to help us transcribe 18th-century handwritten documents from across the portal. You will also get to […]
Join us on Thursday, December 18 to welcome Charlene Mires and Howard Gillette for a conversation celebrating Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century — a landmark three-volume publication from the University of Pennsylvania Press that redefines the story of the region and its role in shaping the nation. As Philadelphia prepares to lead the […]
The surprising story of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous invention—and a new take on the Founding Father we thought we knew. Join the American Philosophical Society and The Library Company of Philadelphia on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, to hear from Joyce E. Chaplin (APS 2020) on Benjamin Franklin's scientific innovation and consumer invention, the Franklin stove. The biggest […]
Join the American Philosophical Society on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to welcome Natasha McEnroe for a discussion on ‘A Traveller from an Antique Land’: Treasures from the Society of Antiquaries of London. Originally formed in a tavern in 1707 by three enthusiasts who brought historic objects for discussion and study (over a tankard of ale), […]
Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from Nathan Sowry who will be discussing his new book: Turning the Power: Indian Boarding Schools, Native American Anthropologists, and the Race to Preserve Indigenous Cultures. In Turning the Power Nathan Sowry examines how some Native American students from the boarding school system, with its forced assimilationist education, became […]
