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Penn's Landing, Philadelphia PA
Open Daily 10am-5pm (215)413-8655
Events & Exhibits
Events Calendar
Independence Seaport Museum offers an entertaining schedule of events – check it out! For more information, please call 215.413.8655.
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To learn what's happening elsewhere on Penn's Landing click HERE or HERE to keep up up Camden Waterfront happenings.
FREE Member Sails Aboard
the Schooner North Wind
Monday, September 3, 4-6 pm (Labor Day)
Saturday, October 13, 1-3 pm
Members of Independence Seaport Museum are invited to enjoy a late summer or early fall sail on the Delaware River aboard the 75-foot North Wind, a U.S. Coast Guard-certified vessel. The North Wind will depart from the Penn's Landing basin behind the Museum. Members may bring three guests. Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis, and must be made at least 48 hours in advance.
FREE to members. For reservations please call 215.413.8628 or email membership@phillyseaport.org.
Flat, soft-soled shoes and layered clothing recommended. No smoking on the North Wind. For more information about Philadelphia City Sail, visit CitySail.org.
FREE! Private Advance Screening of
Nautical Movie Thriller Deep Water
Thursday, September 6, 7:30 pm
(doors open at 6:30 pm)
Be the first to see the stunning true story of the fateful voyage of Donald Crowhurst, an amateur yachtsman, failed businessman and father of four, who entered the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, in 1968. Battling treacherous seas and his own demons, Deep Water, rated PG, is an unforgettable journey into one man’s heart of darkness. Enjoy stadium seating in the Museum’s Concert Hall, with its new movie screen, sound system, and projection equipment. Deep Water, presented by IFC Films, opens at the Ritz Theaters the following day.
FREE to members, seating limited, RSVP required. Call 215.413.8631 or email mdigirolamo@phillyseaport.org.
RED
A Philadelphia Premiere
Philadelphia Live Arts & Philly Fringe
Music & Motion Dance Productions
Saturday, September 8, 2 pm & 8 pm
Your eye is caught by a single color, RED. It is inescapable and compelling as senses are triggered and emotions aroused. When this color becomes the defining point of a relationship, one is caught up in whirlwind of seduction, passion, anger, romance and joy. Ultimately this color journey leads us to an empowering view of who we are and what is truly possible. Music and Motion Dance's new work RED, offers us an intimate look at relationships through the medium of movement, luscious visual imagery, differing human temperaments and undeniable beauty of self-discovery. On stage in the Seaport Museum's Concert Hall.
Information & Tickets
http://www.music-and-motion.com/fringe.html
SPECIAL!
Discount To Friends of Independence Seaport Museum $2.00 off
Enter Coupon Code: Seaport when checking out online.
*Not valid with any other discount offer. Only available with online purchases.
Women & the Sea
Exhibit Open Until September 9, 2007
See this intriguing exhibit about the unique roles women play in the maritime world before it closes at the end of the summer!
FREE with Membership or general admission.
Founder's Favorites
September 10, 2007-March 30, 2008
An exhibit honorng Independence Seaport Museum founder J. Welles Henderson (1920-2007) featuring favorites from his more than 1,000 nautical gifts to the Museum's collections and archives.
FREE with Membership or general admission.
International Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Wednesday, September 19, 7-9 pm
Arrr matey! Independence Seaport Museum is celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day with an after-dark showing of the 1952 classic pirate flick Blackbeard (movie info ») in our outdoor rooftop amphitheater. Ye'er welcome to bring blankets, chairs, and grog and victuals!
$4 admission or FREE if you're dressed like a pirate!
(Movie canceled in inclement weather)
Smithsonian Museum Day
Saturday, September 29, 10 am-5 pm
Independence Seaport Museum is participating in Smithsonian Museum Day, a nationwide event where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission to Smithsonian readers and Smithsonian.com visitors, allowing for one day only, the free-admission policy of Smithsonian's Washington, D.C.-based facilities to be emulated across the country.
FREE admission all day with Smithsonian Museum Day Admission Card, which can be obtained online at the Smithsonian web site.
Girl Scouts -- Earn a Folk Art Badge
Saturday, September 29, 12-3 pm
Girl Scouts are invited to learn about the folk arts of the sea -- discover how sailors made crafts to entertain themselves out on the briny, listen to sea shanties and ancient sea yarns, look for the stories revealed in old maritime photographs, and make a sailor craft to take home.
$10 includes Museum admission, program, and badge
Reservations required; contact Group Sales Department at 215.413.8630 or groupsales@phillyseaport.org.
Submarine Saturday
Saturday, October 13, 12-5 pm
Celebrate our annual submarine day! Meet "silent service" veterans who lived and worked aboard U.S. submarines and learn what life was like aboard one of these amazing boats.
FREE with Membership or general admission.
New Exhibit
The Art of the Boat
Photographs by Morris Rosenfeld & Sons
October 26, 2007-April 27, 2008
Open Regular Museum Hours, 10 am-5 pm daily
An exhibit of nautical photographs that magnificently captures the enigmatic fusion of man, boat, and the sea. Independence Seaport Museum is the first venue to host this exhibit outside of Mystic Seaport, where the Rosenfeld collection, the world's largest collection of maritime photography, is housed. The Art of the Boat includes 40 luminous images of vintage yachting, powerboat, racing, and leisure boating.
FREE with Membership or general admission.
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of
USS Olympia & USS Becuna
First Saturday of every month, 12-4 pm
Explore areas of the USS Olympia, Admiral Dewey's Spanish-American War flagship, and the World War II sub USS Becuna, that are normally off-limits to the public. See the Olympia's triple expansion steam engines, boiler room, and working ash hoist, and the Becuna's conning tower.
FREE with Membership or general admission.
Must be 12 or older and able to climb steep stairs. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Independence Seaport Museum reserves the right to close ships during severe weather. The ships are not handicapped accessible.
Submarine Slumber!
Saturdays in January, February, March
6:30 pm-10 am
An incredible overnight submarine adventure thta includes a scavenger hunt, activity stations, and a live performance -- all focused on those silent undersea ships. Enjoy a snack and sleep in our galleries next to a boat, under the Ben Franklin Bridge, or in the shadow of our 430-gallon saltwater aquarium. Wake up the next morning and tour our real sub -- the USS Becuna, along with the Spanish-Ameircan warship, USS Olympia.
$45. Reservations required; contact Group Sales Department at 215.413.8630 or groupsales@phillyseaport.org.
Boat Building 101
Learn to Build Your Own Boat
January 12-13 & January 19029, 9 am-5 pm
This hands-on class takes the new builder through all phases of boat building -- getting the most out of a set of plans, building the backbone, steaming frames, planking, spar making, interior joinery, and more. While you will not build a boat in class, you will make the most difficult pieces and learn enough to proceed alone with confidence. tools and materials provided. Makes a great gift!
$270 members; $300 non-members (add $5 and become a member!) To register, contact Group Sales Department,l 215.413.8630 or groupsales@phillyseaport.org.