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Penn's Landing, Philadelphia PA
Open Daily 10am-5pm (215)413-8655
Events & Exhibits
Events Calendar
Independence Seaport Museum offers an entertaining schedule of events – check it out! For more information, please call 215.413.8655.
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The Art of the Boat
Photographs by Morris Rosenfeld & Sons
Through April 27, 2008
Open Regular Museum Hours, 10 am-5 pm daily
An exhibit of nautical photographs that captures the fusion of man, boat, and the sea. The Seaport is the first venue to host this exhibit outside of Mystic Seaport, where the Rosenfeld collection, the world's largest collection of maritime photography, is housed. View 40 luminous images of vintage yachting, powerboat, racing, and leisure boating.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.
Visit the Rosenfeld Exhibit web page for more information »
Founder's Favorites
Through April 27, 2008
Open Regular Museum Hours, 10 am-5 pm daily
An exhibit honoring Independence Seaport Museum founder J. Welles Henderson (1920-2007) featuring favorites from his more than 1,000 nautical gifts to the Museum's collections and archives.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.
Settlement Music School Centennial Celebration Concert at the Seaport
Sunday, April 27, 3 pm
Annual concert featuring Settlement students of all ages.
Free.
To reserve for the concert call 215.320.2686.
For more information visit www.smsmusic.org.
Girl Scout Folk Art Badge Day
Saturday, May 10, 12-3 pm
Girl Scouts! Create a Sailor Valentine, write and sing sea shanties, tour the National Historic Landmark 1892 Cruiser Olympia and the World War II Submarine Becuna, and earn your Folk Art Badge.
$10. Reservations required, call 215.413.8630.
Visit the Scouting Program's web page for more information »
CRUISERS and Le Guerre de Course
Slide Lecture by Artist Ian Marshall
Saturday, May 17, 4 pm
Famed marine artist Ian Marshall speaks about his new book, Cruisers, which features 52 watercolors along with pencil sketches, diagrams, and maps, illustrating 19th and early 20th century steel-built cruisers in the topographical settings in which they would have been seen in their day. The book features Independence Seaport Museum's own Cruiser Olympia. Marshall is the President and Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists and his work hangs in permanent collections all over the world.
FREE with membership or Museum admission; pay at the door. RSVPs requested at mdelcollo@phillyseaport.org or 215.413.8658.
Bull & Bear at Independence Seaport Museum
May 29-June 20
The Bull and Bear, replicas of 1800 sandbaggers, will offer a full slate of educational, racing, and charitable activities. Check www.phillyseaport.org/boatshop or call 215.414.8638 for details.
Safe Boating Day
Penn's Landing
Sunday, June 1, 12-6 pm
Special $5 Museum Admission All Day!
Enjoy a fun and educational day for the whole family on Penn's Landing, with presentations and activities from many organizations, including Independence Seaport Museum and the U.S. Coast Guard. Day will include ship tours, information displays, man overboard and life-saving demonstrations, free boat inspections, and a parade of vessels.
For information visit www.pennslandingcorp.com or call 215.922.2FUN or contact Independence Seaport Museum at 215.413.8655.
Black Hands, Blue Seas
June 6, 2008-April 12, 2009
An exhibit exploring the role of African-Americans in the maritime world.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.
Wooden Boat Festival
Saturday & Sunday, June 14-15
In-water boat show of traditional wooden craft in the Penn's Landing Basin, display and activity tables by maritime-related organizations (Saturday only), races between the sandbaggers Bull and Bear, and a boat parade.
All outdoor activities FREE.
Shipwrecks & Treasures
Summer Hands-On Discovery Room
Opens Saturday, June 28
Visit the Discovery Room, packed with hands-on activities about the mysterious world of shipwrecks. Millions of ships litter the seas and waterways of the world. Learn about some of these wrecks that lay beneath the waves and the treasures they hold.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.
BOAT CAMP for Teens!
July 7-August 8, M-F, 9 am-4 pm
Hang out with the cool crew at Workshop on the Water and build a boat this summer. Learn all phases of boatbuilding, use power tools, and tour the Museum, its two historic ships, and other maritime sites.
$850/Museum members; $895/non-members.
For more information and a registration form, click here »
Class size limited.
Black Hands, Blue Seas Program
Secret Symbols in African Textiles & African-American Quits
Saturday, October 18, 2 pm
From traditional African textiles to contemporary African-American quilts, fabric has long been prized for the ways it can tell our stories. Whether traditional clothing, 21st century "ethnic" fashions, or sewn into quilts, this hands-on presentation will unravel the secrety meaning of authentic African textiles such as mud cloth, adinkra designs and kinte. A folkorist from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council who specializes in material culture, Cassandra Stancil Gunkel has documented and studied African-American quilts and textiles and has curated numerous exhibits.
Black Hands, Blue Seas Program
Voices of Africa
Monday, November 10, (Time TBD)
Internationally acclaimed all-women a capella and percussion ensemble that performs a powerfully unique blend of a cappella harmonies and African percussions that spans the African Diaspora.
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of
Cruiser Olympia & Submarine Becuna
First Saturday of every month, 11-3 pm
Explore areas of the Cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's Spanish-American War flagship, and the World War II Submarine Becuna, normally off limits to the public. See the Olympia's triple expansion steam engines, boiler room, and working ash hoist, and the Becuna's conning tower.
Visit the Historic Ships' web page for more information »
Must be 12 or older and able to climb steep stairs. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Ships may close in severe weather. Ships are not handicapped accessible.