The spring General Meeting of the American Philosophical Society is April 25–27. Read the program and live stream the proceedings. 

Public Events

Family Program: Drawing Useful Knowledge

11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ET

This event is free and open to the public

APS Museum - Philosophical Hall

104 South Fifth Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

A picture of kids crafting paper stars at a table

Photo Credit: Johanna Austin, www.AustinArt.org

Saturday, July 29th from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 

Join the American Philosophical Society’s Museum on July 29th in Philosophical Hall (104 S. 5th Street) for our family program: "Drawing Useful Knowledge." Learn how people used illustration to show what they saw in the world around them. Try your hand at drawing different fruits and relax with some coloring time.

Make sure to also stop by the APS exhibition, Pursuit & Persistence: 300 Years of Women in Science to see the natural illustrators who came before us and drew this useful knowledge. 

More events

Liberty's Odyssey: American Models of Liberty in Greek Enlightenment and Revolution with Paschalis M. Kitromilides

6:00 p.m. ET

Sketching Splendor: Bird Watching

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. EST

David Center Lecture: "A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic" with Francis D. Cogliano

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. ET

Lunch at the Library: "A Revolutionary Friendship: Washington, Jefferson, and the American Republic" with Francis D. Cogliano

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET