The mission of the Museum of the American Revolution is to engage the public in the history and significance of the American Revolution. The Museum will be built just steps from Independence Hall in the historic area of Philadelphia and display a distinguished collection of historical objects, works of art, manuscripts, and printed works.
What is the Museum of the American Revolution?
The Museum of the American Revolution is a non-profit, cultural organization dedicated to engaging the public in the history and significance of the American Revolution and its enduring legacy. It will be built in the historic area of Philadelphia, just steps from Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, and will be the nation’s first museum to tell the complete story of the American Revolution.
The Museum is documenting, preserving, researching and exhibiting its distinguished collection of objects, artifacts, manuscripts, and printed works from the period of the American Revolution and is actively collaborating with other institutions and organizations in the United States and around the world to explore and promote the American Revolution.
What is in the collection?
Over the course of a century, the Museum of the American Revolution and its predecessor, the Valley Forge Historical Society, assembled a rich collection of objects, art, manuscripts, and printed works from the period of the American Revolution. The collection began with the 1909 purchase of General George Washington’s marquee (sleeping tent and office) from Martha Washington’s great-great-granddaughter, Mary Custis Lee.
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Museum of the American Revolution.
