Museum Adventures at The Rosenbach

Thu, May 30, 2019 10:00 A.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Calling all pre-schoolers! Come play with us on the last Thursday morning of every month. We’ll read a story together and then embark on a treasure hunt through the Rosenbach brothers’ glitzy Rittenhouse Square home to discover things that relate to the story. Afterward, families are…

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Singing Whitman: Songs from the Drinker Collection with Craft Works Music

Thu, May 30, 2019 6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach

Working in conjunction with the Free Library of Philadelphia’s archives, Craft Works Music, in partnership with the Rosenbach Museum, presents a program of choral works drawn from the Drinker Collection set to and inspired by the poetry of American Transcendentalist Walt Whitman. This…

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Shakespeare Free Read-Aloud Group: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Sat, June 1, 2019 1:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Reading Shakespeare’s plays aloud offers not only a communal way to enjoy these great works but also promotes a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s poetry and wordplay. No acting experience is required to participate — just bring a copy of the play we’re reading……

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Bibliococktails at Art in the Age: Bloomsday

Fri, June 14, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Art in the Age | 116 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19106

About Bibliococktails Admission includes discussion on the theme, light refreshments, and themed cocktails provided by Art in the Age Event is 21 and up Admission includes entry and 2 cocktails All tickets are $25 (no discounts or free tickets offered for Delancey Society members for this event)…

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Bloomsday 2019

Sun, June 16, 2019 11:00 A.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Join us on beautiful Delancey Place for the Rosenbach’s annual Bloomsday celebration on June 16, the day the world celebrates Leopold Bloom’s fictional journey through the streets of Dublin, as imagined in James Joyce’s epic  Ulysses . Lauded as the greatest novel of all…

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Marbled Papermaking with the Rosenbach Museum

Fri, June 21, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library

  Come make a marbled paper bookmark with us! We'll try two different paper marbling techniques and see how science makes it all possible. You'll also get a free family pass to visit the Rosenbach Museum where you'll discover some examples of marbled…

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Hands-On Tour: Shakespeare In Love

Now through Thu, July 25, 2019 6:30 A.M.
The Rosenbach

Lovers abound in the works of Shakespeare. His characters struggle and play and persist, and sometimes die, in pursuit of love.  In this brand new Hands-On Tour, we’ll explore his myriad visions of love in early editions of his poems and plays from our collection.  Come love with…

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Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage

Sat, October 12, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department at Parkway Central Library

Life at Sea: A Rare Book Voyage Join us for an afternoon voyage into the Free Library of Philadelphia’s rare book collections. We’ll page through books about pirates printed in the 1600s and 1700s, look at children’s books about whales and sea monsters, and even study a Bible…

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