Philly to Erect Marian Anderson Statue, City’s First Monument to a Black Woman
Philadelphia will soon have a new statue of the famed opera singer Marian Anderson. The monument will be the first […]
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Bartram’s Garden Receives $100,000 to Preserve Philly’s Oldest Barn
Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia has received a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to preserve its […]
Workers at Penn Museum Intend to Unionize
At the end of May, workers at the Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology announced that they intended to form […]
Group Organizes to Rename Taney Street in Philadelphia
In 1858 a Philadelphia street became known as Taney Street. Today, a group of activists are organizing efforts to rename […]
Philly’s African American Museum Reopens with New Exhibit
The African American Museum in Philadelphia opened its doors today for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 […]
Rally Held at Penn Museum Over Mishandling of MOVE Remains
On May 13, 1985, the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb on a house at 6221 Osage Ave. The bombing […]
Penn Museum Pledges to Repatriate Skulls
After a recent protest demanding that the Penn Museum repatriate skulls from its Morton Collection, the museum has issued a […]
National Constitution Center to Receive 1st Amendment Tablet from Newseum
Visitors to Washington D.C’s Newseum were greeted with a four-story-high marble tablet engraved with the words of the First Amendment. […]
Eastern State Penitentiary to Reopen Friday
Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen to the public on Friday, March 12. The historic site closed last November following […]
PACSCL Conference to Explore Women’s Activism from 1820-1920
Next month the Philadelphia Area Consortium for Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) will hold an online conference exploring a century of […]