John Adams predicted that Americans would forever celebrate the nation’s independence day on July 2, not July 4. Why that day? Find out in this program. 

Watch a costumed reenactment of the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts of his famous 1852 speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch a compilation of television commissioned for the Bicentennial. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Take a closer look at an object that tells the story of America in 1976. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Take a closer look at an object that tells the story of America in 1926. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch a silent film about Washington, D.C. made 100 years ago and compare it to today. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Take a closer look at an object that tells the story of America in 1876. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Join a CVC Curator for a discussion in the Spirit of ’76 special exhibition. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Join a CVC Curator for a discussion in the Spirit of ’76 special exhibition. No reservations necessary. Please join us!