Upcoming Virtual Museum Experiences

November 2024

Live From the Museum: The History and Legacy of the Lenape
Monday, November 18 | Noon ET
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To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we invite you to participate in a discussion with Jeremy Johnson, cultural education director of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Explore the past and influence of the Lenape tribe, the role of William Penn, and the repercussions of the Walking Purchase along with the Fort Pitt Treaty. Uncover the journey and resilience of the Lenape in their efforts to resist removal and erasure, and celebrate the enduring legacy and culture of the Delaware Tribe of Indians from the founding of Pennsylvania through to the present day.

Civil War and Reconstruction Virtual Tour
Tuesday, November 19 (Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address) | Noon ET
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Explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, with one of our museum educators. Learn how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War, and how the nation transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period. Along the way, you’ll hear the stories of people central to the conflict over slavery and get an up-close look at special artifacts on display.

December 2024

Signers’ Hall and Constituting Liberty - The Road to the Bill of Rights 
Tuesday, December 10 | Noon ET
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Join us 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. For Bill of Rights day, we explore the debates over the inclusion of a bill of rights that led a small group of delegates, known as the dissenters, to refuse to sign the Constitution. We’ll learn about what happened next, including the Constitution’s ratification process, and the writing of the Federalist Papers, which finally resulted in the ratification of the first 10 amendments in December 1791. This program highlights some of the famous figures in Signers’ Hall, including James Madison, who first drafted the Bill of Rights, and the rare documents on display in our Constituting Liberty exhibit.

January 2025

First Amendment: The Power of Protests 
Tuesday, January 14 | Noon ET
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Join us for a virtual tour of the National Constitution Center’s newest gallery, The First Amendment. Protecting some of our most cherished freedoms—religious liberty, free speech, a free press, the freedom of assembly, and the right to petition—the First Amendment is a pillar of democracy and the American way of life. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the program will highlight the power of the freedom of assembly and how King and other civil rights leaders used this right to fight for equality under the law.

February 2025

Civil War and Reconstruction Virtual Tour: The History of Black Labor
Tuesday, February 25 | Noon ET
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In celebration of Black History Month, explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: the Battle for Freedom and Equality, as one of our educators leads viewers through the history and significance of Black labor during the Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction periods. Learn how early labor systems defined African American culture and the many ways African Americans used their work to resist discrimination and protest against inequality. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of famous African American politicians, educators, and activists and their contributions to and recognition of Black labor.

March 2025

19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
Tuesday, March 25 | Noon ET
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Join us for a live guided tour of our exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help students to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells. Students will also get an up-close look at some of the one-of-a-kind artifacts on display, including a rare printing of the Declaration of Sentiments from the nation’s first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, a ballot box used to collect women’s votes in the late 1800s, Pennsylvania’s ratification copy of the 19th Amendment, as well as “Votes for Women” ephemera.

May 2025

Signers' Hall Virtual Tour
Monday, May 19 | Noon ET
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Join us for a tour of Signers’ Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787, for the opening of the Constitutional Convention. We will 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, 1787. This program also highlights some of the famous figures in Signers’ Hall, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and more.

June 2025

Heroes of Reconstruction
Tuesday, June 17 | Noon ET
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Explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, with one of our museum educators. Learn how abolitionists, soldiers, and politicians transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period, expanding the meaning of “We, the People.”