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​​The AAMP Celebrates and Commemorates Black History Month and offers inclusive programming for visitors of all ages and backgrounds, bringing together diverse audiences in greater appreciation of the Black Experience. Various events/times/prices

Architecture is like a language. Unfortunately, all too often work produced today, “doesn’t feel quite right.” This lecture seeks to restore an understanding of how to speak this language by illustrating where common mistakes happen and instructing how to avoid these mistakes.

Friends of the Tanner House and the Free Library of Philadelphia present a free-to-the-public, four-hour cultural heritage resource fair in Parkway Central Library's Skyline Room celebrating African-American heritage sites and initiatives throughout the Greater Philadelphia region.

From October 5th through November 17, 1777 a fierce struggle for the control of the Delaware River dominated the thinking of both British and Continental commanders. This contest for control of the river is rarely mentioned in most histories of the War of Independence. Historian Jim McIntyre. $15

Join us for an afternoon with historical interpreter, Noah Lewis who presents the life and times of Edward “Ned” Hector, a black soldier who fought in the American Revolution for the Continental Army for the cause of American Independence.

Join us for our annual Black History Celebration! Let's celebrate and honor history together. We will enjoy special presentations, music, dance, and so much more! Registration required by 2/14

The party of the year is coming! CPF invites you to a special evening of food and drink, colonial music and dancing, silent auction and more! Support the farm and spend a wonderful night of winter fun! 21+ $150/175

Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble. Follow the fascinating growth and development of the world's largest museum and research complex during its first 60 years.

In these lectures, renowned local architects, professors, and historians explore the political, economic, and design trends that drove Philadelphia’s development. $60-100/series, $10-15 single. A Century of Music Under the Stars: A History of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts & Robin Hood Dell

The novel recounts the tale of determined female ghosts, former victims of a drug ring operating out of a grand house called “the Castle”. To avenge their untimely deaths, the ghosts collaborate to haunt those responsible, leaving behind clues to help unravel the truth and bring about justice.

Dr. Daisy Century embodies her role as a Historical Interpreter by becoming the historical figures whose stories she wants to illuminate to the audience.

Whether discussing his art or his life, Horace Pippin defies definition. Between 1938 and his death in 1946, Pippin earned worldwide recognition for his folk art style and powerful use of color, leading art critic Alain Locke to describe this Chester County artist as “a real and rare genius.”

The webinar will outline the core policy and funding issues that will define the preservation agenda in Washington and set the direction for advocacy efforts in 2026 and beyond.

W. & S. are best known as the developers of Overbrook Farms and Wayne, but they did play a role in the creation of “Queen Lane Manor,” a section of East Falls. Presented by Greg Prichard. Zoom link posted on 2/23

Join Chestnut Hill Conservancy for a free virtual program designed to provide a clear, high-level overview of the legal and planning tools that shape zoning, historic preservation, and environmental conservation in Philadelphia.

Founded by Bishop Richard Allen, Mother Bethel is the mother church of the AME denomination. The tour will explore the church’s history, architecture, and the museum’s powerful collections documenting African American leadership and legacy. $10

Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital located at the nearby building which became the Crozer Theological Seminary.

The 30th Annual Arturo Schomburg Symposium traces how African-descended peoples, both enslaved and free, have sustained cultures and liberation struggles through rich, dynamic, spiritual, and religious expressions. $10