A Walk Along the Parkway
Philadelphia’s Parkway references the most beautiful cities of Old Europe and this walking tour will help visitors discover the magnificent buildings along Philadelphia’s own Champs-Élysées and what lies beneath them. […]
Events for March 18, 2023 - May 28, 2022 › Arts & Culture
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Class: Watercolors on the Water
Explore the beauty and versatility of watercolor at the historic Water Works space on the Schuylkill! Enjoy behind the scene natural spaces while learning a variety of watercolor approaches to painting beautiful waterscapes. Students will take inspiration from the river that continues to define the natural landscape of Philadelphia and will be encouraged to find […]
Points of View Speaker Series: City Water, City Life
In City Water, City Life, historian and author Carl Smith explores the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. […]
Engage With Your World: Find New in the Familiar
During this two-part program we’ll search for the surprising and refreshing in familiar places, and the new and urgent in ourselves. About this Event This is a two-part virtual event, […]
River Days 2021
Enjoy hands-on activities for families throughout the day, plus a live performance conducted by the Cultural Heritage Fund Group, comprised of citizens of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape tribe and presented […]
POOL Opening / World Water Day
POOL weaves together history, site-specific artwork, storytelling, scholarship and place-based learning. The exhibit installations build on one another to illuminate a history of segregated swimming in America, and its […]
POOL Exhibition
POOL weaves together history, site-specific artwork, storytelling, scholarship and place-based learning to illuminate a history of segregated swimming in America, and its connection to present-day drowning issues affecting Black communities.
RIPPLE EFFECT: Curator and Artists’ Tours
Personal guided tours of Ripple Effect: Ed Grusheski Memorial Exhibition featuring thirteen local artists. The artists careers span from emerging to seasoned and the show includes drawings, paintings, sculpture and […]
RIPPLE EFFECT: Curator and Artists’ Tours
Personal guided tours of Ripple Effect: Ed Grusheski Memorial Exhibition featuring thirteen local artists. The artists careers span from emerging to seasoned and the show includes drawings, paintings, sculpture and […]
RIPPLE EFFECT: Curator and Artists’ Tours
Personal guided tours of Ripple Effect: Ed Grusheski Memorial Exhibition featuring thirteen local artists. The artists careers span from emerging to seasoned and the show includes drawings, paintings, sculpture and […]