Upcoming Virtual Museum Experiences
Upcoming Programs
Live from the Museum: Abolitionist Heroes
Tuesday, December 2 | Noon ET
Join us live in Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality. On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified; it would abolish slavery or involuntary servitude nationwide, except as punishment for a crime. This program will look at the heroic abolitionists who fought for decades to end slavery prior to the 13th Amendment and explore the tactics they employed as well as the challenges they faced in their fight for freedom.
Register HereLive From the Museum: The Heroes of Reconstruction
Tuesday, February 3 | Noon ET
Explore Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, live 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.”
Register HereLive from the Museum: First Look at the America's Founding Gallery
Tuesday, February 17 | Noon ET
Join a museum educator for a first look at the National Constitution Center’s newest exhibit! The America’s Founding gallery tells the story of the nation’s founding principles, exploring how we declared independence, fought a revolution, learned from early challenges, and ultimately developed a new form of government.
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December 2025
Abolitionist Heroes
Tuesday, December 2 | Noon ET
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Join us live in Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality. On December 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified; it would abolish slavery or involuntary servitude nationwide, except as punishment for a crime. This program will look at the heroic abolitionists who fought for decades to end slavery prior to the 13th Amendment and explore the tactics they employed as well as the challenges they faced in their fight for freedom.
2026 Programs
February 2026
The Heroes of Reconstruction
Tuesday, February 3 | Noon ET
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Explore Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, live 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.”
First Look at the America's Founding Gallery
Tuesday, February 17 | Noon ET
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Join a museum educator for a first look at the National Constitution Center’s newest exhibit! The America’s Founding gallery tells the story of the nation’s founding principles, exploring how we declared independence, fought a revolution, learned from early challenges, and ultimately developed a new form of government.
March 2026
The Stories of Revolutionary Women
Tuesday, March 10 | Noon ET
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Join a museum educator live inside the National Constitution Center’s newest exhibit on America’s founding, to explore the roles played by American women in the late 1700s as they helped forge a new nation and find a place within it for themselves.
Virtual Tour of the 19th Amendment
Tuesday, March 24 | Noon ET
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Celebrate Women’s History Month by joining a museum educator for a guided tour of The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. Together, we will see how generations of American women from all walks of life joined together to speak, write, and march for their freedoms and secure the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
Past Event Videos
Artifact Spotlight: World War I and Women's Suffrage
This video examines artifacts from the women’s suffrage movement during World War I, showing how the war influenced the campaign for the vote. Through these objects, we see how women challenged traditional roles, pressed for equality, and helped reshape America’s constitutional history.
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Live from the Museum: Debates at the Constitutional Convention
Join museum educator Brian Krisch 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. He’ll guide you through that historic year as we explore the events that led up to the Constitutional Convention, the debates between the delegates, and the compromises that led to the Constitution.
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