Museum Closure Virtual Offerings

While area museums are closed due to the pandemic, you can still enjoy their educational, cultural and entertainment offerings virtually.  Here are just some of your options.

Academy of Natural Sciences    Science from Home includes coloring sheets, activities, and guides for identifying the birds, bugs, and plants in your backyard.

Adventure Aquarium    Check out their daily worksheets for kids and behind-the-scenes videos of the Aquarium's animals.

African American History Museum in Philadelphia    Sign up for free virtual performances, events, and screenings through the Museum's calendar.

American Museum of Natural History    Visit the Museum with a virtual tour of their exhibits, participate in live programming, and watch videos on Earth science.

Barnes Foundation    Explore the Foundation's collection online and check out videos of staff discussing their favorite works.

Battleship NJ    Take a virtual tour of our nation’s most decorated and largest battleship    

Brandywine River Museum    Experience the Museum from home with virtual tours and gallery talks, educational activities for kids, and recipes from their cafe.

Childrens Museum of Manhattan    The Museum is offering a variety of activities tailored to all age levels available for every day of the week.

Delaware Art Museum    Access the entire collection from home or learn about a specific piece. For kids, there are story times and art projects.    

Eastern State Penitentary    Take a virtual walk through the Penitentiary's historic cellblocks and listen to or read the audiotour    

Elmwood Park Zoo    Visit the Zoo's Facebook to catch Zoo School Live every weekday morning and other programming as scheduled    

Franklin Institute    Franklin@Home includes digital science offerings like an online tour of the giant heart, weekly live chats with the Institute's experts, and science recipes    

Grounds for Sculpture    Use the interactive map to view and learn about the sculptures    

Guggenheim    Learn about the famous building, browse the collection, and participate in online programming    

Hagley Museum and Library    Hagley From Home includes Science Saturdays, virtual field trips, updates on what's in bloom at Hagley, and more    

Independence Seaport    Play Historic Ships Bingo, download the Seaport's custom Zoom backgrounds, or take a virtual tour of their ships    

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum    Attend virtual programming for any grade level, take a virtual tour, and listen to stories from Intrepid's oral history project    

Longwood Gardens    Watch video highlights from the gardens, listen to a Longwood gardener explain how to tend to orchids, and more    

Metropolitan Museum of Art    Explore the collections, view 360 video of the Museum's spaces, or follow along with DIY art tutorials    

MoMA    Take a free online art class with MoMA through Coursera    

Morris Arboretum    Learn how to care for a home garden from the Morris blog and YouTube channel    

Museum of the American Revolution    Visit the Museum with a virtual tour and browse the digitized collection of artifacts    

National Constitution Center    Register for free virtual town halls, live constitutional classes, and access the Center's media library  

National Liberty Museum    NLM@Home includes Liberty Learning Activities for kids and adults, a Virtual Heroes Gallery, and Hero Training    

National Museum of American Jewish History    Take a virtual tour of the Museum and watch videos from archived events.

New York Transit Museum    Use the Museum's remote learning resources to explore the history of transportation in New York, discover the impact of transit design, and more    

Penn Museum     Penn Museum at Home includes a number of resources for kids or adults interested in archaeology and anthropology  

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts    PAFA offers free online events for adults and downloadable activities for young artists    

Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavillion    Check out the Insectarium's Facebook for live talks from staff on their insects and plants     

Philadelphia Magic Gardens    View the Magic Gardens with a virtual tour or use the mural map to see Isaiah Zagar mosaics all over Philadelphia    

Philadelphia Museum of Art    Explore the Museum's exhibitions and collections or browse their online experiences    

Philadelphia Zoo    Watch the Zoo's library of live videos and use their animal-themed science worksheets to learn from home    

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum    Join Simeone via Zoom every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at 1 PM for live lessons on science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math    

Smithsonian Museums    Access collections and educational resources on a range of topics from all 11 of the Smithsonian's museums    

Visionary Art Museum    Try the Museum's at home art projects, meet visionary artists, and watch archived talks from the annual Logan Visionary Conference    

Wheaton Arts    Follow along with Wheaton's family art tutorials    

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge    Watch livestreams from the Nature Center at 2 PM Mondays-Saturdays or check in for videos anytime