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Since 2018, we have produced two major works with internationally renowned artists.
Support this vital resource for Philadelphia artists and audiences.
Neighborhood House offers subsidized rates to artists, nonprofits, and community groups.
Join us every Wednesday afternoon, one block away from the site of Philadelphia’s original 18th-century farmers market on High (now Market) Street.
In the last few years, the United States has entered another era of discussion and debate regarding things like monuments, place names, and vestiges of the past that dot the landscape of cities and towns from coast-to-coast. With the move of the Tamanend statue to a more central location in historic Philadelphia, it might appear...
Professor Anne C. Bailey is back! Part I: Zoom Webinar We are back again for a second virtual discussion and Q&A featuring author Professor Anne C. Bailey on her remarkable book, The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. Bailey’s book, published by Cambridge University Press in 2017, focuses on the...
Elizabeth Willing Powel was at the center of political and social activity in Philadelphia throughout the late eighteenth century. Elizabeth Willing Powel and her husband Samuel, a vestryman of Christ Church and Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, were at the center of political and social activity in Philadelphia throughout the late eighteenth century. The...
Tune in as we tour the African American Museum in Philadelphia's online exhibition "Through His Eyes: Youth Activism in the Civil Rights Era in Philadelphia." This tour is donate what you wish but advanced registration is required. During the cold month of February, we decided to hang up our walking shoes and instead opted for a virtual...
Listen in on Friday, February 4, 6-7 pm as Philadelphia Black Museum Professionals and Artists discuss strategies and modern complexities surrounding the American observance of Black History Month. This panel is donate what you wish but advanced registration is required. Meet Our Speakers:- Hannah Wallace (host), Director of Public Engagement here at Christ Church Preservation Trust-...
Please note attendees will need to read cursive to transcribe. Tune in on Sunday, January 16, 12:00 - 1:15 pm to learn about our Transcribe-A-Thon! The African American Museum in Philadelphia is proud to partner with the Christ Church Preservation Trust to make this scholarly program possible. To "transcribe" means to make an exact copy...
Please join us for another free virtual program From the end of the 17th century to the early 19th century the Rev. Thomas Bray, an Anglican clergyman, and after his death in 1730 his Associates, provided books to Philadelphia and operated schools for the education of young blackPhiladelphians, both enslaved and free. Hundreds of books were sent to form the first library of Christ Church...
A copresentation with the Benjamin Franklin House in London, UK. Join us on the 269th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment for this transatlantic adventure.
Author Anne C. Bailey will join us to discuss her book The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History. Over 400 men, women, and children were sold by the Butler Plantation estates in 1859. This book analyzes the operation of this auction and traces the lives of slaves before, during, and after their...
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