National Liberty Museum

06/25/2026

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06/25/2026

The Great American Tailgate – July 9th, 6PM – 9PM

The Great American Tailgate is going to be a fun-filled evening experience, bringing together Philadelphia’s vibrant food scene, extravagant cocktails, live music, and an exclusive look at our new exhibition - 2076.


A big thank you to Haverford Trust Company, Dailey LLP, All Aboard Candy, Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc., The Union Forge, Bluecoat Gin, Historic Philadelphia, and The Roaster's Daughter for sponsoring the event and another thank you to Feast Your Eyes Catering, Franklin Fountain, Mural City Cellars, KamparPhilly, Amy’s Pastelillos, Revolution House, Eventions Productions, and Chris Devern for joining us!

And we could not be more grateful to Cashman and Associates for making this event happen!

06/24/2026

TOMORROW, June 25, 5:30pm – 8:00pm, The All About Assembly Speaker Series continues our tradition of hosting engaging and relevant gatherings. This year, our speaker programs will focus on our right to peaceably assemble.  
 
June’s Speaker Series will focus on the role of assembly in the national abortion discussion. Our speakers, Amy Sohn, Abby Johnson, and Mark Houck, will have a conversation on how the right of free assembly has shaped the abortion debate. 
 
Your ticket will include admittance to the museum & program, a cocktail, and an assortment of hors d’oeuvres from Miles Table – Tickets available on our website.

06/23/2026

Today Steve is going to teach you about the issue of swearing in colonial times!

06/22/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞

𝐋𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢 broke the all-time men's 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 scoring record during Argentina's 2–0 win over Austria, netting his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals.

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝! Pose with Messi’s jersey at the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦’𝐬 𝐼𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑎, part of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑚 exhibition series.

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06/21/2026

June 25, 5:30pm – 8:00pm, All About Assembly - Speaker Series: A conversation on the role of assembly in the national abortion discussion with speakers Amy Sohn, Abby Johnson, and Mark Houck.
 
Tickets are linked in our bio.

06/20/2026

Admission to NLM will be FREE all day on June 30th, courtesy of Wawa Welcome America!
 
It is one of the largest free festivals in the country, and will offer sixteen days of free, family-friendly programs that celebrate the lives, voices, and experiences of all Americans through art, culture, wellness, and history.
 
(And don’t worry, Kate is okay!)

06/19/2026

June 25, 5:30pm – 8:00pm, All About Assembly - Speaker Series: June’s speaker series will explore the role of assembly in the national abortion discussion. Speakers will include advocates, writers, and organizers with differing views on abortion and public assembly - Amy Sohn, Abby Johnson, and Mark Houck.

06/18/2026

Our bell traveled to the Philadelphia Fair 250 for this weekend celebration! Today’s media day was covered by local press - FOX 29, CBS Philadelphia, NBC10 Philadelphia, KYW Newsradio and The Philadelphia Inquirer with leaders from cultural and historical institutions, who gathered to ring the bell with our President and CEO, Dr. Alaine Arnott.

Our bell will be here all weekend, so drop by to say hi and you can even ring the bell for a small donation!
 
Thank you to Susan Slawson, the Parks and Rec Commissioner, Jane Golden, Founder and Executive Director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, Melissa Ge**er, President & CEO of the Please Touch Museum, and Nicole Allen White, Chief Operating Officer of Welcome America for joining us!

06/17/2026

June’s Speaker series will explore the role of assembly in the abortion debate on June 25th from 5:30pm – 8pm at the National Liberty Museum. We are excited to announce another one of our speakers, Amy Sohn.

Amy Sohn is the author of 12 books including the novels Prospect Park West and The Actress. Her first work of narrative non-fiction, The Man Who Hated Women: S*x, Censorship, & Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age, won the HMH Foundation's First Amendment Award in Book Publishing and was named a Smithsonian magazine Top 10 History Book of the year. She is a frequent writing contributor to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and covers free speech for the First Amendment Encyclopedia.

Get your tickets here: https://www.libertymuseum.org/event/all-about-assembly-speaker-abortion-and-free-assembly/