Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust
Meetinghouse by Candlelight
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesArch Street Meeting House's annual winter program, Meetinghouse by Candlelight, returns this holiday season on Friday, December 1st, 2023! Step back into the 19th Century this winter at Arch Street Meeting House! On the First Friday of December, get into the holiday spirit with crafts, raffles, and light fare. Keep an eye for William Penn […]
Welcome America’s Philly Holiday Experience: Free Museum Day
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesArch Street Meeting House will be participating in Welcome America’s first Free Museum Day for the Philly Holiday Experience. ASMH will be open for FREE from 10 am to 7:00 pm with special extended hours. Registration is not required.
Arch Street Meeting House Reopens!
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesAfter a two-month hiatus for the winter season, Arch Street Meeting House will reopen to the general public for museum visitation on Thursday, February 29th! Museum hours are Thursday - Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. Contact us for more information.
Abolition Women: The Sisters Who Turned the World Upside Down
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesSarah & Angelina Grimke are sisters, Quakers, and above all else, abolitionists. Join them in 1836 as they prepare for their landmark tour to speak out against slavery and discrimination. Arch Street Meeting House (ASMH) and the Betsy Ross House (BRH) have collaborated on this exciting new first-person interpretive program! Together, ASMH and BRH staff have created the […]
National Historic Marker Day: Guided Tour of Philly’s Historic District with Arch Street Meeting House
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesCelebrate National Historic Marker Day with Arch Street Meeting House on a walking tour of Old City, Philadelphia! Created by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, National Historic Marker Day is a service-oriented event that brings people and communities together to maintain their markers by cleaning them and providing an opportunity to celebrate and preserve history. ASMH […]
The Radical Empathy of Anthony Benezet
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThe acknowledged father of the transatlantic movement to abolish slavery, Anthony Benezet used the persecution he had suffered to inform his perspective on "others." He became a champion of not only African Americans, but of women, indigenous people, disadvantaged humans, and also animals. Join us at Arch Street Meeting House as Vance Lehmkuhl of the American […]
The Quaker City: A Walking Tour of Old City
Arch Street Meeting House 320 Arch St, Philadelphia, United StatesThis isn't your run-of-the-mill Founding Fathers' tour! Perfect for Friends or visitors seeking a different side of Philly history, this walking tour highlights important Quaker sites in Old City. The tour starts at Arch Street Meeting House, then continues to the Betsy Ross House, and on to Welcome Park, the site of William Penn's […]
