The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
The Fairmount Water Works is proud to be one of the sites of “Parks on Tap”, a mobile beer garden sponsored by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Come enjoy beer samplings, games, live music, and more. Park Events 9/7 Indego Bike Share 5 to 9 pm | Indego will be providing unlimited bike parking […]
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.
Date:Thursday, June 1st
Time:2:00pm—3:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: FREE
This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com
Find out moreDate:Saturday, June 3rd
Time:11:00am—12:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: FREE
INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]
Find out moreDate:Saturday, June 3rd
Time:1:00pm—2:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: FREE
INFORMAL TOUR AND DISCUSSION WITH CURATOR AND ARTISTS We welcome visitors to register in advance for personal and engaging tours with Thom Duffy, Curator of "SUBMERGED: A Changing Global Climate", at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. He may also be joined with a small group of artists who are featured in this special exhibition […]
Find out moreDate:Thursday, June 8th
Time:2:00pm—3:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: FREE
This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com
Find out moreDate:Saturday, June 10th
Time:10:00am—3:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: $10
Join Fairmount Water Works and Schuylkill River Development Corporation in exploring the Schuylkill River - from life in a drop of river water to plants that help keep the river clean. After a brief lunch break (bring your own), we will hike down the Schuylkill River Trail (about 1 mile) to the Walnut Street Dock, […]
Find out moreDate:Thursday, June 15th
Time:2:00pm—3:00pm
Location: Fairmount Water Works
Admission: FREE
This guided tour includes an orientation of the exterior grounds of our National Historic Landmark. Guests will then head inside to tour the Interpretive Center's exhibit areas on their own, see the award-winning 15-minute narrated historical film, and enjoy our latest exhibition, "POOL: A Social History of Segregation". Questions? Email us at fairmountww@gmail.com
Find out more