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Germantown to offer pass that gives access to 9 historic neighborhood sites

Mütter Museum's next Halloween party nods to unexplained medieval 'dancing plagues'

Dancing plague Mutter Museum

Academy of Natural Sciences cuts hours due to low visitation, revenue challenges

Academy of Natural Sciences hours

This mold of Abraham Lincoln's face is one of many treasures in the mysterious Masonic Temple

Abraham Lincoln life mask

Look inside Calder Gardens, the city's new art space that challenges what museums can be

calder gardens

Philly museums, cultural groups call Trump administration's plans to remove slavery exhibits 'un-American'

Slavery exhibits letter

Suspect accused of vandalizing Philly's Jewish history museum surrenders

Weitzman vandalism suspect

Woodmere Art Museum sues Trump administration for repealing $750,000 in grant funding

woodmere lawsuit

Dinos After Dark returns Sept. 26 at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Dinos After Dark

These fake mushrooms helped 19th century foragers avoid real 'dangereux' fungi

Papier mache mushroom

Mütter Museum to keep human remains on display but with greater sensitivity

Mutter Human Remains

First smokestack from SS United States removed as historic ship is prepared to be sunk later this year

SS United States smokestack

Early Declaration of Independence copy to be displayed at Museum of American Revolution

Declaration of Independence copy

'Dressed to Kill,' released 45 years ago today, was set in New York but its most famous scene was filmed in Philly

Dressed to Kill

Dinosaur painted by a Nigerian prince will roar back to life in Woodmere's new building

Woodmere dinosaur

A dinosaur that once drew huge crowds to the Academy of Natural Sciences is back on display at the Philly museum

Hadrosaurus Skeleton Philly

Franklin Institute theme park exhibit, opening in 2026, will let visitors build roller coasters

Franklin Institute exhibit

18th-century tavern in Camden begins inside restorations to turn into American Revolution museum

Benjamin Cooper Tavern restoration

Free fireworks, concerts and museums: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

A South Philly museum preserves the 150-year-old solar engine invented by an alternative energy pioneer

Ericsson solar model

Philly's Juneteenth celebrations include a block party, arts festival and parade

juneteenth 2025

How PAFA acquired etchings of ancient Rome from Napoleon Bonaparte

Piranesi etching PAFA

After five years of planning and building, Calder Gardens will open to visitors starting Sept. 21

Calder Gardens opening

National Constitution Center to open two new galleries ahead of America's 250th birthday

Constitution Center Galleries

Coconut used in first 3D MRI image in the 1970s now lives in Old City

Coconut MRI

Mütter Museum parts ways with director who questioned ethics of displaying human remains

Mutter Museum Quinn

Barnes Foundation to host 'Spring Fling' party April 11

barnes spring fling

Dinosaurs, flowers and a cocktail festival: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Eastern State Penitentiary to offer sports pop-up with themed talks, wiffle ball

Eastern State Penitentiary

Lewis and Clark's 200-year-old botanical treasures are preserved in Philadelphia

Lewis Clark plants

Model boats, Beards on Ice and an art museum party: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Museum of American Revolution plans major renovations to its discovery center

American Revolution museum renovations

Rowan University's dinosaur museum to open March 29 and feature quarry to dig for fossils

Edelman Fossil Museum

Mütter Museum to display work of Philly photographer who followed local nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

covid-19 mutter museum kyle cassidy

Mo'ne Davis becomes first non-MLB player to be honored with sculpture at Louisville Slugger Museum

mo'ne davis louisville slugger museum

Mütter Museum to host Radiant Ball honoring Marie Curie, the first person to win 2 Nobel Prizes

Mütter Museum ball

How the Philadelphia Museum of Art unearthed forgotten anti-Nazi posters

TASS Soviet posters

Museum of the American Revolution to host after-hours event exploring artifacts found under museum site

museum of the american revolution archaeology

Independence Seaport Museum to exhibit intricate toy, model boats from the early 19th to late 20th centuries

Model ship exhibit

Super Bowl parade and a Gritty crawl: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

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Museum of the American Revolution to explore George Washington's legacy with President's Day events

museum american revolution president's day

Please Touch Museum exhibit inspired by classic Jules Verne story will take kids under the sea

Please Touch Museum

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