Exhibits & Programs
The National Constitution Center is the first and only museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution. Through interactive exhibits, rare artifacts, and live theater, we bring the Constitution to life for visitors of all ages.
Things to Do
With immersive exhibits and hands-on daily programming including gallery talks, quizzes, and lectures, there’s reason to come back time and time again!
Discover the Story of “We the People”
Immersive exhibits, interactive shows, and live performances engage visitors with the history of our founding document and connect history to timely constitutional topics.
The Story of We the People
This dynamic, interactive exhibit illuminates America’s constitutional history through innovative exhibits, films and photographs, rare artifacts, and hands-on activities led by our education staff.
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Signers’ Hall
One of the Center’s most popular and iconic attractions, Signers’ Hall invites you to sign the Constitution alongside 42 life-size, bronze statues of the Founding Fathers who participated in the signing on September 17, 1787.
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Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality
The first exhibit in America devoted to exploring how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War, and how the nation transformed the Constitution to more fully embrace the Declaration of Independence’s promise of freedom and equality.
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The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
The exhibit traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and features some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells—and allows visitors to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage.
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Constituting Liberty
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are the three most important documents in American history. They express the ideals that define “We the People of the United States” and inspire free people around the world. Experience these historic documents in Constituting Liberty.
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American Treasures
This rare documents gallery is an intimate look at the path the framers took to create the U.S. Constitution and secure the Bill of Rights, featuring five priceless drafts of the U.S. Constitution, including Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson's own handwritten drafts.
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Signers’ Hall
Take a virtual walk alongside life-size, bronze statues of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and other founders on this signature virtual tour.
Virtual Tours
Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality
Explore how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War and how the nation worked to fulfill its promise of freedom and equality during Reconstruction.
Virtual Tours
American Treasures: Documenting the Nation’s Founding
Trace the drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the addition of the Bill of Rights through the key proposals and compromises that shaped the document’s final text.
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Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes that Shaped a Nation
Discover Alexander Hamilton’s role in the debates that shaped our nation through the lens of his fraught relationships with other founders.
Follow these directions to get the most out of your virtual experience:
- Navigate and explore exhibit sections by using the menu bar on the bottom of the screen.
- Click the yellow camera to navigate to a nearby section in the exhibit.
- Enter the next section or return to the previous section using the red arrows on the sides of the screen.
- Use your mouse to pan around the image or scroll to zoom in and out.
- Hover over a text panel and click to zoom.
- Play the video, and click outside the pop-up window to exit.
Live Guided Experience
Whether you’re across the country or right here in Philadelphia, the National Constitution Center will bring the museum to your group wherever you are with its live, guided virtual tours, designed for learners of all ages.
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Check out our exhibit spaces, theater, and in-person programming venues.
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