The American Philosophical Society Museum is open free of charge to visitors from the middle of April until the month of December on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Guests can explore the museum from 10:00am to 4:00pm normally, but hours change to 10:00am to 5:00pm from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. The museum is closed on major holidays. The American Philosophical Society Museum features a historically significant repository of around three thousand different fine art objects and artifacts, including Founding Father portraits, invention models, scientific instruments, and personal belongings of Benjamin Franklin.
104 South Fifth St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Phone: 215-440-3440
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