Upcoming Virtual Museum Experiences

Supreme Court Spotlight: Cases to Watch

Wednesday, May 1 | Noon ET

Celebrate Law Day with National Constitution Center Chief Content Officer Tom Donnelly to discuss the Supreme Court and some of the biggest cases the justices are considering this term. He will also discuss his career and answer questions from participants.

Civic Stories: Asian Americans and the Constitution

Friday, May 3 | Noon ET
Live ASL Interpretation Available

Join us as we discuss Asian Americans and the Constitution through the lens of four key figures. Discover the debates over citizenship through the Supreme Court case of Won Kim Ark, march alongside Mabel Ping Hua Lee in a suffrage parade, recall the violations of civil liberties against Fred Korematsu and thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II, and walk the halls of Congress with Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian American woman and woman of color elected to the House of Representatives.

Civic Stories: Historic Asian American Members of Congress

Tuesday, May 7 | Noon ET

Enjoy a presentation and discussion on historic Asian American members of Congress, with staff from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives. Presented in partnership with the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.

Live from the Museum: Debates of the Constitutional Convention

Monday, May 13 | Noon ET

Virtual audiences can join a National Constitution Center museum educator for a tour of Signers’ Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia for the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. We’ll guide you through that historic year as we explore the events that led up to the Constitutional Convention, the debates between the delegates, and the compromises that led to the Constitution that was signed on September 17. Our educator will also spotlight some of the famous figures in Signers’ Hall, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and others, sharing facts about the men themselves and behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of this one-of-a-kind exhibit.

Live From the Museum: Portraits of a New Nation

Photo: West Entrance and Fairmount Water Works. Graydon Wood, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Tuesday, May 21 | Noon ET

In this collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this program allows students to analyze portraits as primary sources to unlock the past. From the wife of a Founding Father to a Black artist making a living in the early Republic, museum educators guide classes in a discussion around how principles of freedom and equality were granted to some but denied to others.

Civic Stories: Some Fighting Quakers

Thursday, May 23 | Noon ET

The Religious Society of Friends has been known as a pacifist faith—yet throughout time, Quakers have both embraced this belief and broken from it. This program highlights Betsy Ross and Samuel Nicholas, two Quakers who joined the branch known as Free Quakers, as well as some of their Quaker contemporaries who remained Loyalist to the cause. How did their faith impact their response to the Revolution? Presented in partnership with Arch Street Meeting House.

Live From the Museum: The Unknown Soldier Aboard Olympia

Friday, May 24 | 11 a.m. ET

Join us and learn the story of the Unknown Soldier aboard Olympia, led by Independence Seaport Museum's Manager of Historic Ships, Greg Williams. Discover the story about the unspeakable perils of World War I and follow along as we share the drama of the return of the Unknown Soldier’'s remains and how this story had fallen into obscurity, until now. Presented in partnership with the Independence Seaport Museum.

Civic Stories: How America Remembers

Friday, May 24 | 11 a.m. ET

Join in a lively conversation and explore some of the most recognizable memorials and monuments in the United States, from the Lincoln Memorial and Little Bighorn, to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Vietnam War Memorial. Learn about the history of memorials, how memorials and monuments remember and honor the past, and explore how memorials have been at the center of controversy.