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5/01 – 5/31
During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the National Constitution Center, we’ll host programs exploring the contributions of individuals like Mabel Ping Hua Lee, Fred Korematsu, Patsy Mink, Simon Tam, and more.
5/01
The National Constitution Center is partnering with the American Bar Association to celebrate Law Day 2024.
5/01
Celebrate Law Day with National Constitution Center Chief Content Officer Tom Donnelly to discuss the Supreme Court and some of the biggest cases the justices are considering this term. He will also discuss his career and answer questions from participants.
5/03
Join us as we discuss Asian Americans and the Constitution through the lens of four key figures, Won Kim Ark, Mabel Ping Hua Lee, Fred Korematsu, and Patsy Takemoto Mink.
5/07
Enjoy a presentation and discussion on historic Asian American members of Congress, with staff from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives.
5/10
A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Constitutionally, joins NCC President Jeffrey Rosen to explore what it means to live constitutionally today.
5/13
Virtual audiences can join a National Constitution Center museum educator 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.
5/15
Tech policy experts Mark Coeckelbergh, Mary Anne Franks, and Marc Rotenberg explore the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and constitutional principles.
5/20
Historians Steven Hahn and Manisha Sinha explore America’s historical encounters with illiberalism and its relevance to challenges confronting American democracy today.
5/21
In this collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this program allows students to analyze portraits as primary sources to unlock the past. From the wife of a Founding Father to a Black artist making a living in the early Republic, museum educators guide classes in a discussion around how principles of freedom and equality were granted to some but denied to others.
5/23
The Religious Society of Friends has been known as a pacifist faith—yet throughout time, Quakers have both embraced this belief and broken from it.
5/24
Join us and learn the story of the Unknown Soldier aboard Olympia, led by Independence Seaport Museum's Manager of Historic Ships Greg Williams. Discover the story about the unspeakable perils of World War I and follow along as we share the drama of the return of the Unknown Soldier’s remains and how this story had fallen into obscurity, until now.
5/24
Join in a lively conversation and explore some of the most recognizable memorials and monuments in the United States, from the Lincoln Memorial and Little Bighorn, to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Vietnam War Memorial. Learn about the history of memorials, how memorials and monuments remember and honor the past, and explore how memorials have been at the center of controversy.
5/25 – 5/27
The National Constitution Center will be open with free admission from Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27!
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