Calendar
Native American Heritage Month
11/01 – 11/30
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the National Constitution Center is hosting a series of programs and activities highlighting the history of American Indians, tribal governments, and their relationship to the U.S. Constitution and American democracy. Join us for special artifact highlights, including a wampum belt and peace medals in Pennsylvania’s Founding: How a City and a Colony Shaped America’s Civic DNA and moccasins crafted by a Creek or Seminole artisan in Governing the Nation.
Reconstruction and the Second Founding
11/04
Join the National Constitution Center and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library for “Reconstruction and the Second Founding,” a virtual professional learning session exploring how Reconstruction transformed the Constitution and the meaning of American citizenship. Professor Kermit Roosevelt III of the University of Pennsylvania will serve as the featured scholar, examining how the Reconstruction Amendments reshaped constitutional protections for freedom and equality. Participants will consider how these changes redefined the relationship between individuals, the states, and the federal government. A member of the NCC education team will share classroom-ready resources and strategies to help students examine this pivotal period and its enduring constitutional significance.
Online Workshop
Teaching the Fourth Amendment with Landmark Cases
11/10
Teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the Center’s educational framework by examining the Fourth Amendment and its application to contemporary questions of privacy, searches, and government authority.
In Person Workshop
Ogden, UT
Live From the Museum: Indigenous History and Pennsylvania's Founding
11/10
Discover the remarkable story of how Pennsylvania and Philadelphia helped shape the ideas that would become the foundation of America in a live virtual tour of this this special exhibition, Pennsylvania’s Founding: How a City and a Colony Shaped America’s Civic DNA. Together with a museum educator, explore the complex relationship between William Penn’s “Holy Experiment” of Pennsylvania and the Lenape people, whose ancestors had known the land for thousands of years. Featured artifacts include a wampum belt said to have been given to Penn by the Lenape to mark the 1682 Treaty of Shackamaxon as a symbol of hoped-for peace and cooperation.
Veterans Day
11/11
In honor of Veterans Day, the National Constitution Center recognizes the dedication and sacrifices of the brave people who have answered the Constitution’s call to “provide for the common defence.” Museum admission is free for U.S. military veterans, as well as active duty and retired U.S. military personnel, on Wednesday, November 11.
H.W. Brands on American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington
11/12
Historian H. W. Brands, the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin, joins to discuss his new book, American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington. Drawing on diaries, letters, speeches, and broadsides of the day, American Patriarch examines the ambitions and experiences that shaped the first president of the United States and provides a vivid portrait of the iconic leader who steered the American army to victory and launched the nation in its 250-year-old experiment in self-government. Tom Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Fourteenth Amendment
11/13 – 11/15
Deepen your knowledge and understanding of various landmark Supreme Court cases, engage with the Center’s nonpartisan educational resources, and collaborate with your peers from around the country during a Weekend Workshop this fall!
In Person Workshop
The First Amendment and the Freedom of Conscience
11/14
The National Constitution Center is hosting a free, in-person workshop at Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow Campus, on Saturday, November 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 4p.m. Using the Center’s nonpartisan resources and Educational Framework, participants will explore the historical and constitutional foundations of freedom of conscience and its connections to the First Amendment. Participants will also learn about the Center’s constitutional education resources that will strengthen their teaching of religious liberty and the First Amendment.
In Person Workshop
Broken Arrow, OK
Learning With the NCC: The Interactive Constitution
11/17
This session highlights one of the National Constitution Center’s foundational resources, the Interactive Constitution. Educators will walk through the resource, highlighting key ways they can use to bring a variety of scholar perspectives into their classrooms and promote civil dialogue about the ways the Constitution has been interpreted.
Online
Federalism
11/18
During this session, participants will explore the constitutional foundations of federalism and the division of power between the federal government and the states. Join Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit as he examines how the Constitution establishes a system of dual sovereignty, how the balance of state and federal power has evolved over time, and how federalism shapes questions of rights, governance, and democratic participations. A teacher facilitator will share classroom-ready resources and strategies for helping students analyze federalism through constitutional questions, primary sources, and historical and contemporary examples.
Sensory-Friendly Day
11/22
Visitors with sensory-processing challenges and their families are invited to experience the museum in a secure and comfortable environment. Sensory-Friendly Days incorporate modified programming, specialized staff training, and emotionally safe spaces for families.
Little Bighorn at 150: Native Nations and the Fate of the American West
11/23
Fought 150 years ago, the Battle of Little Bighorn was a defining episode in the intensifying conflict between Native nations defending their homelands and the United States’ drive for westward expansion. Historians Ned Blackhawk and Richard White examine the events that led to the battle, its place in the broader history of Native Americans, and how its consequences shaped the fate of the American West during the Gilded Age and beyond. Tom Donnelly, lead scholar at the National Constitution Center, moderates.
Native American History Family Fun Night
11/28
Join us at the National Constitution Center for an unforgettable evening of family-friendly activities, after-hours museum exploration, and hands-on fun. Kids and their families can explore Native American Heritage Month with special themed activities, story time, artifact chats, and more.
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