Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum Discovering Philadelphia's river of history and world of connections.
(811)

Still looking for something fun to do with Dad this weekend? Plan a visit to ISM, and take advantage of our expanded gui...
06/13/2025

Still looking for something fun to do with Dad this weekend?

Plan a visit to ISM, and take advantage of our expanded guided tour schedules on ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข, explore our newest exhibition ๐˜š๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜บ! or just get yourselves out on the water. ๐ŸŒŠ

There are plenty of options for sea and land lovers alike to enjoy!

Get your tickets here: https://www.phillyseaport.org/admissons-hours-of-operation/

  in 1922, ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข entered the Panama Canal for the first and only time in her career.
06/13/2025

in 1922, ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข entered the Panama Canal for the first and only time in her career.

The countdown is ON! ๐ŸŽ‰ The second annual ๐‘๐ž๐, ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž, & ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐“๐จ-๐ƒ๐จ on ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ is only a few weeks away, and hereโ€™s what yo...
06/12/2025

The countdown is ON! ๐ŸŽ‰ The second annual ๐‘๐ž๐, ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž, & ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐“๐จ-๐ƒ๐จ on ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ is only a few weeks away, and hereโ€™s what you need to know:

๐ŸŒŸ Stop by the National Constitution Center June 28 - July 1 to decorate one of the 13 wagon floats for the Pomp & Parade. You can sign up here: https://constitutioncenter.org/calendar/red-white-blue-to-do-decorating-days.

๐ŸŒŸ Then, register to march in the parade! Put on your red, white, and blue best and join us in this patriotic promenade!

๐ŸŒŸ New this year is the Wawa Welcome America All-American Block Party! From 11 AM โ€“ 3 PM on July 2, enjoy an interactive mural, music, and family-friendly games and activities from Historic District attractions.

๐ŸŒŸ Free music performances at EIGHT sites all around Old City from 2 PM โ€“ 6 PM, including Carpenterโ€™s Hall, Elfrethโ€™s Alley, and more.

๐ŸŒŸ Happy hour specials are available at restaurants and bars throughout the neighborhood โ€“ visit Old City District for details.

๐ŸŒŸ The festivities conclude with the Wawa Welcome Americaโ€™s Salute to Service: The United States Army Field Band concert on Independence Mall. Visit here for a complete schedule and more information!: https://www.phlvisitorcenter.com/red-white-blue-to-do-philadelphia-pa

๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, a contested symbol of independence for Filipinos, led the defeat of Spanish Forces in the Battle of Manila Bay ...
06/12/2025

๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, a contested symbol of independence for Filipinos, led the defeat of Spanish Forces in the Battle of Manila Bay (1898). In fact, the Philippines celebrates its independence day on the day of their declaration of independence from Spain: ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–. The date and year represent the path, progress, struggle, and movement towards Filipino independence in relation to both Spain, and, soon thereafter, the United States.

The first Philippine flag-raising ceremony aboard ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข took place in 1975. This ceremony brought together the ship, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Pvt. Tomas Claudio Post 1063, and Philadelphiaโ€™s Filipino community. In the years since, a collaborative relationship with Independence Seaport Museum and the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia (FECGP) has formed, resulting in many more flag raisings and other projects.

Independence Seaport Museum is proud to carry LGBTQIA+ Owned Brands in our Museum Store year-round. In recognition of Pr...
06/11/2025

Independence Seaport Museum is proud to carry LGBTQIA+ Owned Brands in our Museum Store year-round. In recognition of Pride Month, we will be sharing some of our featured products that can be found both online and in person, seven days a week!

Today weโ€™re highlighting ๐˜Ž๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ!

Shop our collection of nautical and Philadelphia-themed tea towels! Girls Can Tell has been making fun screen-printed cotton tea towels with charming diagrams of people, places, and things since 2006.

https://giftshop.phillyseaport.org/collections/lgbtqia-owned-brands

๐Ÿ“ข Attention ISM Members!On Wednesday, June 18 from 5:30 โ€“ 7:30 PM, join us at the ISM Docks for an evening at Paddle Pen...
06/11/2025

๐Ÿ“ข Attention ISM Members!

On Wednesday, June 18 from 5:30 โ€“ 7:30 PM, join us at the ISM Docks for an evening at Paddle Pennโ€™s Landing! ๐Ÿ›ถ

Enjoy our swan boats and kayaks in the protected basin during golden hour on the river!

โš“ Registration is required, secure your spot here: https://2137a.blackbaudhosting.com/2137a/Member-Event-Sunset-Paddle

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ? ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ.

๐Ÿ“ข We are just TWO weeks away from ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ“ขAs stewards of ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, the oldest floating steel warship in t...
06/10/2025

๐Ÿ“ข We are just TWO weeks away from ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ! ๐Ÿ“ข

As stewards of ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, the oldest floating steel warship in the world, the Independence Seaport Museum is committed to her preservation. With your support on ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, we will be able to continue with our plan of restoring parts of the cruiser, like her Captainโ€™s Cabin, so visitors of all ages can follow in the footsteps of history.

  in 1918, at 7 PM, 110 sailors in a landing force disembarked from ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข and went ashore at Murmansk, Russia. A log b...
06/09/2025

in 1918, at 7 PM, 110 sailors in a landing force disembarked from ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข and went ashore at Murmansk, Russia. A log book states that 100 men and 8 officers went ashore under orders from British RADM Kemp, and under the command of Lieutenant H.C. Floyd.

๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ is BACK at ISM in 2025! ๐Ÿšข The first session will be taking place on June 21. This lecture series, takin...
06/08/2025

๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ is BACK at ISM in 2025! ๐Ÿšข The first session will be taking place on June 21.

This lecture series, taking place onboard ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, will be offered once a month from June through September. Hosted by a variety of speakers, this program will highlight themes of relevance to our two historic ships.

Speaker ๐‘๐ฒ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ณ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ค๐ข, current curator of the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, will be discussing the development of battleships and other large surface warships operated by the United States Navy. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Navy and the 130th anniversary of the commissioning of USS ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข, Ryan will look back on the development of the gunship over time, its era of supremacy, and argue why ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข deserves to be recognized on the list of capital ships.

โš“ This series is included with General Admission.

Experience a unique celebration of our local communityโ€™s incredible diversity at the Independence Seaport Museum on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐...
06/07/2025

Experience a unique celebration of our local communityโ€™s incredible diversity at the Independence Seaport Museum on ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, starting at 6 PM. In honor of Pride, weโ€™re hosting a one-of-a-kind ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ aboard the Olympia. This is a special event where members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies alike are invited to come as they are, creating a truly inclusive and memorable experience! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

Enjoy themed cocktails and mocktails on the decks of the ship and love performances from 7-8:30 PM from:
-Avery Goodname: A local Philadelphia drag queen, who was also featured on Season 5 of Camp Wannakiki.
-Mister Right: A local Philadelphia drag king.
-Eugene Rideher: A local Philadelphia drag king.

Tickets are $35 and include your first drink! And, as a special offer for our social media followers, use code PNFF at checkout to buy one ticket, get one ticket free. Purchase your tickets here: https://2137a.blackbaudhosting.com/2137a/Pride-Night-on-Olympia-6-13-25.

You must be 21 years of age or older to attend this event.

Have you visited our most recent exhibit on board ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข?๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ (1899-1902): ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด & ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค...
06/06/2025

Have you visited our most recent exhibit on board ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข?

๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ-๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ณ (1899-1902): ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜น ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด & ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด tells the rarely discussed story of the Philippine-American War, the impact on the Filipino people as they fought for Independence, and the continued relationship between the two countries today.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ข, ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค.

  in 1909 Midshipmen embarked aboard a practice squadron, with ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข as the Flagship, alongside the ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ,...
06/05/2025

in 1909 Midshipmen embarked aboard a practice squadron, with ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข as the Flagship, alongside the ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, and ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ. Lieutenant Commander C.B. Brittain was in command of ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ข during this time.

Address

211 S Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
19106

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(215) 413-8655

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Independence Seaport Museum posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Museum

Send a message to Independence Seaport Museum:

Share

Category

Independence Seaport Museum

Independence Seaport Museum is the premier, year-round, family-friendly destination on the Pennโ€™s Landing waterfront. Discover the history of the US Navy as you climb aboard life-sized model Schooner Diligence and National Historic Landmark ships, Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna. Enjoy the Delaware River with our seasonal boat rentals. Experience live demonstrations in our boatbuilding workshop and Citizen Science Lab. Explore one of the largest maritime art and artifact collections in North America, documenting local and regional history, including the Port of Philadelphia.