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NLM Celebrates: PARK(ing) Day

Each year, PARK(ing) Day invites cities around the country to rethink what public places can be by transforming parking spaces into miniature parks. This year, NLM is partnering with PHILADELPHIA250 to create a pop-up experience designed to inspire reflection and […]

Design Marketplace

In conjunction with Project Liberty: A Design Challenge, the National Liberty Museum is teaming up with local artisans and designers, and our friends at the Museum For Art in Wood, to create a dedicated Design Marketplace, where creative thinking meets […]

Project Liberty: A Design Challenge Community Open House

To celebrate the opening of our latest exhibition, Project Liberty: A Design Challenge, join us for pay-what-you-wish admission and engaging activities suitable for all ages. Stop by our Project Liberty Creation Station to make a button, and join our Director […]

Project Bus Stop: A Design Challenge for Philadelphia with Ulysses Sean Vance

Join Temple University Architecture Professors Ulysses Sean Vance, Jeffrey Nesbit and Ryan Thomas Devlin, along with Keely Milbourne (Haverford College) and Peng Du (Jefferson University), and Inga Saffron, architecture critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer as they reveal and discuss design […]

Philly Loves Bowie Pop-Up Gallery & Art Sale

Also opening with Bowie Bash: Amplified on January 5th, the Philly Loves Bowie Pop-Up Gallery and Art Sale will feature 14 local and national artists celebrating the liberating power of David Bowie, his persona, and related iconography and showcasing his […]

Instrument Donation Drive for Musicopia Gift of Music Program

Donate an instrument. Change a life. In honor of our newest exhibition Amplified: Art, Music, Power, the National Liberty Museum is hosting an instrument donation drive benefiting the Gift of Music program at Musicopia. Musicopia’s Gift of Music program collects, […]

Bowie Bash: Amplified

Kick off Philly Loves Bowie Week with NLM’s 4th Annual Bowie Bash, featuring live music, a cash bar, themed activities, and more. The evening will be hosted by Eric13, a singer, guitarist, DJ, and original member of Philly’s All Star […]

Amplified: Art, Music, Power Community Open House

Join us for a celebration of the power of music during our Community Open House featuring pay-what-you-wish admission and engaging activities suitable for all ages. Check out our latest exhibition Amplified: Art, Music, Power and explore how music can serve […]

50 Years of Hip Hop: Art, Music, Power

Celebrate Black History Month with a journey through 50 years of the art, music, and power of hip hop. Join us for engaging activities suitable for all ages that honor the legacy of hip hop music and culture and highlight […]

Teaching in the Age of A.I.

Starting with a tour of the Museum’s exhibition Data Nation: Democracy in the Age of A.I., educators will explore the impact of technology on our democratic norms and consider how rapid advances in technology affect student learning. With the understanding […]

Artificial Intelligence, Elections, and the Future of Democracy

This event is currently sold out. From algorithmic news feeds to deep fakes, AI is poised to transform people's day to day engagement with politics. On a broader scale, the role of AI in transnational election interference and surveillance has […]

In Pursuit: Artists’ Perspectives on a Nation Community Open House

National Liberty Museum 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Celebrate the opening of our summer exhibition, In Pursuit: Artists' Perspectives on a Nation, with pay-what-you-wish admission during our spring Community Open House! Check out the exhibition and immerse yourself in the complex stories that shape and enrich the American […]

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Thu ‒ Mon: 10am ‒ 05pm

Adults: $12 Seniors (65+): $10 Students (with valid ID): $8 Youth (ages 6–17): $6 Children (under 5): No Charge Museum Members: Free

321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106 (215) 925-2800