APS Museum
July 24, 2018
By Amy Ellison and Erin Holmes, Andrew W Mellon Curatorial Fellows In 2018, the APS Museum is celebrating the Society’s 275th anniversary with a new...
July 19, 2018
In May of 1712, the Delaware (Lenape) chief Sassoonan was travelling north through eastern Pennsylvania with 12 other members of his nation. The purpose of...
July 10, 2018
The 1793 yellow fever epidemic features prominently in middle school curriculum throughout the east coast. Knowing this, and having fallen tragically in love with letters...
June 27, 2018
The American Philosophical Society will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The APS Library and offices will remain closed on July 5 and 6...
May 17, 2018
Congratulations to the American Philosophical Society Fellowship recipients for 2018-2019! Each year, the Society offers two long-term, two digital humanities, and twenty to twenty-five short-term...
April 13, 2018
They calculated the size of the solar system, explored distant lands, shed light on the origins of life, unearthed ancient fossils, invented computer technologies, cured...
December 20, 2017
The American Philosophical Society offices and library will be closed Saturday December 23 through Monday January 1, 2018. The Society will re-open for normal business...
July 17, 2017
Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia showcases the Peale family’s influence on early American popular culture through their pursuits as not only portraitists, but patriots...