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  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • 2025 Revolutionary Germantown Festival

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Germantown’s place in the American Revolution will be on full display at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. Enjoy hands-on activities, meet the soldiers, tours, food and more at this annual free event hosted at Cliveden, the epicenter of the 1777 Battle of Germantown. Explore the lives and experiences of people from the past throughout the day. Meet soldiers from the British and Continental armies and visit their camps to learn about life during the American Revolution, including the Museum of the American Revolution’s replica of George Washington’s mobile headquarters during

    Free
  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • Spotlight Tour: Lafayette Visits Germantown

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Learn about Lafayette's visit to Germantown 200 years ago this month as we retrace some of his steps. The tour will take approximately an hour and a half and cover 1.5 miles. There will be times to stop and sit during the walk. Please wear appropriate footwear and bring a drink if needed. This tour will begin at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue) and end at Wyck (6026 Germantown Avenue) so please plan accordingly. In the case of inclement weather, this tour will be rescheduled. General admission is $20. For 19119 and 19144 residents, Cliveden and National Trust members, admission is

    $10 – $19144
  • Cliveden open on July 4th

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden will be open on July 4th, from 10am to 2pm, part of Wawa Welcome America's Free Museum Days! Visitors are welcome to view the exhibits in the Cliveden Barn, stroll the grounds, and take a free tour of the first floor of the house. For directions to Cliveden: https://cliveden.org/visit/ . To learn more about Free Museum Days, visit https://july4thphilly.com/events/ .

    Free
  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • Music in the Parlor

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    New Jersey based historical musicians, The Ministers of Apollo, will play 19th-century music in Cliveden's Parlor on Saturday, May 31st, 12pm to 4pm. Tour the first floor of the house and hear a song or two during your visit. The program is free. Music in the Parlor is generously supported by The Haley Foundation. Cliveden is located at 6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144 and can be accessed by private and public transportation. Street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood. For traveling directions, visit https://cliveden.org/visit/.

    Free
  • Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Second Saturdays: Free House Tours

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden offers free house tours every second Saturday of the month, May to October, as part of their Second Saturday programming. House tours are available 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Each tour is a one-hour experience. Visitors will view our current exhibit, The Turmoil of Transition: The mid-nineteenth century at Cliveden: 'Enter Cliveden as it was in the mid-nineteenth century - a household in turmoil and mourning over the death of husband and father, Benjamin Chew, Jr. This

    Free
  • Old House Care Workshop – Masonry: Mortar and Brick

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    WMAN Historic Preservation Initiative and Cliveden of the National Trust present the Old House Care 2025 Workshop Series! WMAN's Historic Preservation Initiative champions the economic, environmental, and community benefits of saving our historic places. Increase your knowledge on common house care topics through this three part workshop series. On Tuesday, April 22nd, Ray Tschoepe and Andrew Staples will lead a class on masonry - mortar and brick. Class begins at 6:30pm in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. Online registration recommended as space is limited. A donation is suggested: $10 per workshop or $25 for all

    Free
  • The Paintings & People at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    A Mt. Airy Learning Tree Winter Class Learn about famous artists from the 18th and 19th centuries including John Smibert, John Wollaston and Germantown locals James Reid and George Cochran Lambdin while exploring the portraits at Cliveden. Participants will learn about the artists, period painting styles and the people in the portraits and then have an opportunity to look at many of the paintings up close. The class fee is $25. Advanced registration is required; to sign up visit https://aceweb.mtairylearningtree.org/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=25WTW03. This class will be held in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. The Carriage House is

    $25
  • Spotlight Tour: Is There Still Water In That Well? The Restoration of the 18th & 19th Century Well and Wood Well Pump at the Cliveden Kitchen Dependency

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Part of the Transcending Thresholds initiative to study, restore and interpret the service spaces at Cliveden, this innovative project will conserve and restore the early well to function. Cliveden Preservation Director Libbie Hawes and architectural conservator Andy Palewski will discuss the construction and technology that provided necessary water for the kitchen and household in the 18th and 19th centuries. The project included removing three sections of wood well pump, restoring the 40-foot-deep stone well shaft and removing the objects and mud at the bottom. The effort now focuses on restoring the pump sections and forged hardware, including recreating the technology

  • Revolutionary Germantown Festival

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Don’t miss your opportunity to explore our Revolutionary past at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival on Saturday, October 5th, 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. Throughout the day, explore the lives and experiences of people from the past, engaging with re-enactors, first-person interpreters and trying your hand at 18th century crafts. Family friendly activities will be available with the sites of Historic Germantown along with tours and a food court. Two memorials will help mark the lives lost to violence both long ago and today. At 12:15 pm, there will be a moment of commemoration for those who died during the

    Free
  • Revolutionary Germantown Festival

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Don’t miss your opportunity to explore our Revolutionary past at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival on Saturday, October 5th, 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. Throughout the day, explore the lives and experiences of people from the past, engaging with re-enactors, first-person interpreters and trying your hand at 18th century crafts. Family friendly activities will be available with the sites of Historic Germantown along with tours and a food court. Two memorials will help mark the lives lost to violence both long ago and today. At 12:15 pm, there will be a moment of commemoration for those who died during the

    Free
  • Second Saturdays at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Second Saturdays at Cliveden return May 11th! Sign up for the Spotlight Tour, The Architecture of Service Spaces at 10:30am. Join architectural historian Willie Graham for an in-depth exploration of Cliveden and how the building can help tell the stories of those who lived and worked at Cliveden. This tour will take approximately an hour and will require walking up stairs. General admission is $20; $10 admission residents in 19119 and 19144 zip codes. Advanced registration through our website is required: https://cliveden.org/architecture-service-spaces/. Free house tours will be offered from 12pm to 4pm, beginning on the hour. The last tour of

    $10 – $19144
  • The Turmoil of Transition: A Dramatic Experience – James Smith

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Step back in time and meet one of the characters from Cliveden’s tumultuous past on Saturday, August 5th, from 12pm to 4pm. Visitors will meet James Smith, a free African American who was a coachman and servant at Cliveden. The tours take place in the Main House, are an hour long and begin on the hour at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Tickets are $20 and on sale now through our website: https://cliveden.org/the-turmoil-of-transition-james-smith/. Tour groups will be limited to 15 people per tour. For the full schedule of each tour, visit https://cliveden.org/dramatic-experience/. The Turmoil of Transition: A Dramatic Experience is

    $30
  • Bluebird Nesting Box Tour

    Second Saturdays at Cliveden: Citizenship

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Cliveden’s next Second Saturday event on July 8th, from 9am to 4pm, and the theme is Citizenship! Local organization Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Service (VUOTS) will host a civic engagement and legislative conversation with Every Voice, Every Vote, a collaborative project managed by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. From 9am to 12pm, community members are welcome to volunteer in the gardens and assist the Preservation Director in maintaining the greenspace. Tools and directions will be provided, no experience is necessary. Volunteers should come to the Carriage House and Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119, to meet with Libbie.

    Free
  • October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Each season we like to curate experiences for the whole family that are both educational AND an opportunity for parents to fellowship around community resources and information. Our October Movie Nights @ Cliveden will feature a film for the whole family to enjoy each week; we will also have a few vendors with healthy snacks as well as some family friendly community information. This year's films are as follows - Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions

    Free
  • October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Sally Blagg presents feature films at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144) every Wednesday evening in October; admission is free! There will also be a few vendors at each movie night providing healthy snacks and warm beverages for a small fee. To sign up for a movie night, register through Eventbrite. The movie night schedule is as follows: Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions of each film to be sure that you feel that the content is

    Free
  • October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Each season we like to curate experiences for the whole family that are both educational AND an opportunity for parents to fellowship around community resources and information. Our October Movie Nights @ Cliveden will feature a film for the whole family to enjoy each week; we will also have a few vendors with healthy snacks as well as some family friendly community information. This year's films are as follows - Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions

    Free
  • October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Sally Blagg presents feature films at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144) every Wednesday evening in October; admission is free! There will also be a few vendors at each movie night providing healthy snacks and warm beverages for a small fee. To sign up for a movie night, register through Eventbrite. The movie night schedule is as follows: Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions of each film to be sure that you feel that the content is

    Free
  • October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Each season we like to curate experiences for the whole family that are both educational AND an opportunity for parents to fellowship around community resources and information. Our October Movie Nights @ Cliveden will feature a film for the whole family to enjoy each week; we will also have a few vendors with healthy snacks as well as some family friendly community information. This year's films are as follows - Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions

    Free
  • October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Sally Blagg presents feature films at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144) every Wednesday evening in October; admission is free! There will also be a few vendors at each movie night providing healthy snacks and warm beverages for a small fee. To sign up for a movie night, register through Eventbrite. The movie night schedule is as follows: Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions of each film to be sure that you feel that the content is

    Free
  • October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    October Movie Nights @ Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Each season we like to curate experiences for the whole family that are both educational AND an opportunity for parents to fellowship around community resources and information. Our October Movie Nights @ Cliveden will feature a film for the whole family to enjoy each week; we will also have a few vendors with healthy snacks as well as some family friendly community information. This year's films are as follows - Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions

    Free
  • October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    October Movie Nights at Cliveden

    Cliveden 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Sally Blagg presents feature films at Cliveden (6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144) every Wednesday evening in October; admission is free! There will also be a few vendors at each movie night providing healthy snacks and warm beverages for a small fee. To sign up for a movie night, register through Eventbrite. The movie night schedule is as follows: Wednesday, October 5th: Kirikou and the Sorceress Wednesday, October 12th: Encanto Wednesday, October 19th: Maya and the Three Wednesday, October 26th: Pachamama Please take the time to review the descriptions of each film to be sure that you feel that the content is

    Free