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Our specialized, in-depth tours are great for adventurous tourist and inquisitive local alike. Our experienced volunteer guides offer tours every weekend from May–November with each tour focusing on a different part of Greater Philadelphia. Various dates and times. $10-18

In 1876, Philadelphia made history, hosting the first World’s Fair in North America, attracting millions of visitors from across the country and around the world, In 2026 we’ve recreated that experience at 8th and Market in the historic LITS building, just two blocks west of Independence Mall.

Need assistance in building your family tree? Stuck on where to look for more information? Sign up for our Genealogy Book-a-Librarian to start researching your ancestors or try to break through brick walls. Limit 1 person per session. Mondays 5:15-6:15 or 6:30-7:30. Registration required.

Join Keystone Grant Manager Karen Arnold to learn more about grants in the construction category. This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on PHMC's YouTube channel.

Residents, businesses, and organizations in Glenolden, Sharon Hill, Prospect Park, Norwood, Folcroft, and Ridley Park Boroughs are invited to attend a session to help shape the future of business districts in these boroughs. Multiple dates and locations. Survey available if you can't make a meeting.

The event recognizes local Veterans and community members for their accomplishments, service, and dedication to our country, education, and the community. Delco is home to 35,000 Veterans who have bravely served our nation in all branches of the military, at home, and on foreign soil. $85-125

Artist Lecture by Flavia Loreto- An evening with a photography exhibit, tours of the ICCDV and a lecture. Wine and light bites available. Please enter on the river side of the building. Please reserve your spot in advance Part of exhibit open Nov 10-18 during normal Twp office hours.

Featuring: Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres, Music and Entertainment, Silent Auction, Museum Tours A Special Sneak Preview of the plans for the future of Belmont Mansion and Underground Railroad Museum. $250

In these lectures, local architects, professors, and historians explore individual neighborhoods that make up Greater Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. Single lectures- $15/25. Spaces are limited and fill up fast.

Explore Day’s Philadelphia designs—including the Penn Museum, Houston and Weightman Halls at the University of Pennsylvania and a variety of showstopper townhomes; an assortment that perfectly represents the architect’s different styles, periods and principles. $25-45

Mike Teti will examine the contributions of Thomson and Matlack, whose administrative and intellectual work was essential to the American Revolution yet largely overlooked in traditional stories and will highlight how the Revolution depended not only on celebrated leaders. $12

Residents, businesses, and organizations in Glenolden, Sharon Hill, Prospect Park, Norwood, Folcroft, and Ridley Park Boroughs are invited to attend a session to help shape the future of business districts in these boroughs. Multiple dates and locations. Survey available if you can't make a meeting.

While less known than her husband the Marquis, who is beloved by Americans to this day, Adrienne de Noailles Lafayette was a brave and principled French noblewoman facing the tumult of the French Revolution. $37-47

Join Keystone Grant Manager Karen Arnold to learn more about grants in the planning category. This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on PHMC's YouTube channel.

In 1728, a young Benjamin Franklin printed the first book on his new Philadelphia press — a history of the Quakers who had settled Pennsylvania. Two years after the Darby Library was founded, that first edition was given to the collection. One day only!

This presentation will examine the planning and design principles of both the Barnes Foundation and Calder Gardens projects in relation to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and how the developments relate to the original Parkway vision. The discussion will also contemplate what’s next for the Parkway.

Honor the Black Church Liberation Movement, whose roots reach back to the nation's earliest years. Multiple events, times, locations, some require reservations.

Get a look at some areas of the buildings that aren't normally open to the public and an overview of recent preservation work! Recognized as a NHL, the 90 min tour will include the 1926 Esherick Studio and 1956 Workshop building designed in collaboration with Louis I. Kahn, and Anne Tyng. $20-30