The Forgotten Freedom: America at 250<\/a>\u2019 is a fresh three-part exhibition \u201cexploring the often-overlooked freedom of assembly in American history.\u201d The main goal is to showcase how people gather \u2014 and it’s done through artifacts from the nation\u2019s founding, a look into events like Woodstock and Live Aid, along with people like Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan, plus other contemporary artwork.<\/p>\nArtifact highlights include a chair from the First Continental Congress, the 1936 Olympic Torch, \u00a0a Taylor Swift \u2018Eras\u2019 Tour fan jacket, game-worn jerseys from Jason and Travis Kelce, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and much more.<\/p>\n
The official opening date is set for Friday, March 6, but some will get a chance to see this never-before-seen story of American history first with a ticketed VIP Preview Party on Thursday, March 5, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n
The party on Thursday will also feature food from 12th Street Catering, crafted cocktails from mixologist Sean Clarke, live music, a silent auction and a few suprise guests like Ron Jaworski, former Super Bowl quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles; Dave Schultz, Stanley Cup winner with the Philadelphia Flyers; Joe DeCamara, sports radio host on 94.1 WIP; and Valerie Still, Cherry Hill native and WNBA player with the Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n
The Preview Party is also your only chance to see other significant historical items like a multi-signed framed letter regarding the making of peace between America and Britain featuring John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay; a November 12, 1776 hand-written, signed letter from George Washington to Colonel Daniel Hitchcock requesting to raise the new army; and a 1776 hand-written, signed letter from Benjamin Franklin discussing the American Revolution, scientific publications, and a new invention.<\/p>\n
Tickets (starting at $125) for the Preview Party are currently on sale online. To learn more information about the National Liberty Museum (321 Chestnut St.) and its latest exhibit, visit libertymuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Molly Given A lot of Philly spots are showcasing pride for the country\u2019s semiqucenntinial in their own…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[60277,60275,69,71,70,60276],"class_list":["post-129716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-americas-250th","tag-national-liberty-museum","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-the-forgotten-freedom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}