205 verified museums and galleries in Philadelphia. Free ones are marked FREE; for others, admission and any free days come from the museum's own site. We re-check each official page on a schedule so hours and free-day notes stay honest.
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📍 North Philadelphia · North & Northwest Philadelphia · Wagner Free Institute of Science
November First Saturday Open House at the Wagner Free Institute on Saturday, November 7, 2026, noon–4 p.m. Explore the free natural-history museum with hands-on teaching specimens and family activities. Not a Halloween event; November First Saturday programming.
Details Official page ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City · The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
First Second Sunday free community day at The Weitzman on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Sensory-friendly morning 9–11 a.m.; regular museum hours continue 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free admission throughout the museum with themed hands-on activities celebrating the Jewish Diaspora / Sigd. Evening concert is a separate paid program.
Details Official page ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City · Museum of the American Revolution
From November 8–11, 2026 the Museum of the American Revolution offers free admission to active military, veterans, and Blue Star Families. Museum open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Veterans Day programs on Nov 11 include talks and performances; challenge coins for the first 25 free-admission visitors on Nov 11.
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia · Bartram’s Garden Barn
Join us for this open mic with Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac. While you’re here, be sure to check out the Meeting of the Condor and the Eagle Indigenous art exhibition. Open gallery hours are from 12–4pm.
Details Official page ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City · National Constitution Center
Veterans Day programming on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Free museum admission for U.S. military veterans and active-duty and retired personnel. Wreath laying ceremony at 11 a.m. on the front lawn; additional talks and activities through the afternoon. Museum hours Wednesday–Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia
Join Bartram’s Garden, SRDC, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, WeWalk PHL, and the East Coast Greenway Alliance for a day of celebratory opportunities to explore the Schuylkill Crossing swing bridge! Enjoy music and refreshments throughout the day, and check out free guided walks and bike rides along the Bartram’s Mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail. Keep going across the brid
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia · Bartram’s Garden Barn
Join us for this screening of the film Nuevo Mundo (1978, unrated, duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes), which tells the story of a priest in 16th-century Mexico who converts the local population to Christianity by making a statue of the Virgin Mary in the image of local indigenous women. This screening will be followed by an open discussion. While you’re here, be sure to check out the Meeting of the Con
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia · Bartram’s Garden Barn
Join us and Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac for the closing reception of the Meeting of the Condor and the Eagle Indigenous art exhibition.
Details Official page ↗📍 Free (suggested $10 donation) · Center City & University City
November 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 · 12:00 PM · The Fabric Workshop and Museum · Philadelphia · Free (suggested $10 donation) · Registration: Not required · Confidence: High
Details Official site ↗📍 Free (suggested $10 donation) · Center City & University City
November 20, 2026 - January 3, 2027 · 12:00 PM · The Fabric Workshop and Museum · Philadelphia · Free (suggested $10 donation) · Registration: Not required · Confidence: High
Details Official site ↗📍 Philadelphia · Center City & University City
November 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 (closed Thanksgiving Thu-Sat and Dec 24-26 and Dec 30-Jan 1) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Science History Institute Museum · Philadelphia · Registration: Not required (reservations required for groups over 12) · Confidence: High
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Elfreth's Alley is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States.
Details Official site ↗📍 Franklin Court · Center City & University City
Explore Franklin's life and character in the Benjamin Franklin Museum.
Details Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
Explore the complex histories of medicine, engage in dialogue about well-being, and expand your understanding of the human body with us.
Details Official site ↗📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
In the Barnes collection, artworks are arranged in ensembles that emphasize visual relationships—there are no labels like you would see in a typical museum.
Details Official site ↗📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
home to one of the largest public collections of Rodin’s work outside Paris
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the museum’s most renowned treasures.
Details Official site ↗📍 Penn's Landing · Center City & University City
Climb aboard the oldest steel warship afloat in the world.
Details Official site ↗📍 University City · South & West Philadelphia
A million world wonders. 10,000 years of history.
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Explore the Museum's historic Old City Philadelphia neighborhood with stops at iconic Revolutionary-era sites on daily expert-guided walking tours.
Details Official site ↗📍 Chestnut Hill · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Welcome to Woodmere, where we tell the stories of the art and artists of Philadelphia.
Details Official site ↗📍 FDR Park · South & West Philadelphia
We welcome all people to explore cultural identity through the story of Scandinavians
Details Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that engages with and celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Details Official site ↗📍 Independence Mall · Center City & University City
America’s fight for freedom on view in the spot where it was fought
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Burial place of Benjamin Franklin and other signers; visitors toss pennies on Franklin's grave for luck.
Details Official site ↗📍 Society Hill · Center City & University City
1786 Federal townhouse at 321 S 4th St, home of Dr. Philip Syng Physick, 'Father of American Surgery,' with period rooms, a medical museum and a large 19th-century garden.
Details Official site ↗📍 Center City · Center City & University City
Rated 4.9 in listings checked Oct 2026; stunning guided tours of seven ornate lodge rooms across from City Hall.
Details Official site ↗📍 Society Hill · Center City & University City
Birthplace of the AME Church (founded 1794 by Richard Allen) at 419 S 6th St, on the oldest continuously Black-owned land in the US; museum holds Allen's tomb and 200+ years of artifacts. Church rated 4.8 in listings checked Oct 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 Center City · Center City & University City
Guided walking and trolley tours of the world's largest outdoor art gallery, plus free self-guided Center City mural routes.
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
60+ hands-on optical illusion exhibits and photo-op rooms at 401 Market Street in Old City.
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Rated 4.6 in listings checked Oct 2026; glass art and exhibits celebrating liberty and heroes of freedom.
Details Official site ↗📍 Center City · Center City & University City
Rated 4.6 in listings checked Oct 2026; America's first art school and museum, in a landmark Frank Furness building.
Details Official site ↗📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City
Philadelphia's only car-free social bike ride: a 20-mile (or 7.6-mile family) route on closed streets past Independence Hall, City Hall, Chinatown and Penn's Landing, starting and finishing at the Art Museum with a finish festival; about 7,000 riders in its fifth year, 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 Society Hill · Center City & University City
1765 Georgian mansion at 244 S 3rd St, home of Mayor Samuel Powel, famed as one of America's finest colonial townhouses; guided tours and a walled garden. Rated 4.8 in listings checked Oct 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 Mt. Airy · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.5 stars (48 reviews); Mt. Airy nonprofit arts hub since 1953 with ceramics and visual-art classes, a gallery, the BYO Allens Lane Theater and Live at the Lane concerts, plus a popular kids' summer art camp
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount Park · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Palladian mansion built in 1745 above Belmont Plateau, once home to abolitionist Judge Richard Peters and a stop on the Underground Railroad; self-guided museum tours cover slavery, abolition and the Peters family, with skyline views from the hill
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.5 stars (56 reviews); Philadelphia's only Victorian house museum (1859) in the Tulpehocken Station Historic District, with hourly Upstairs Downstairs tours, restored gardens and holiday programming
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
1744 Wister family house museum run by PhilaLandmarks, with a two-acre garden and urban farm, beehives, orchard and one of the oldest ginkgo trees in North America; bloodstain of a British general from the Battle of Germantown still marks the floor
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Consortium of 20 historic houses, museums and gardens in Northwest Philadelphia with a new visitor center (opened July 2026), guided walking tours, Second Saturday open houses and a discounted One Pass covering multiple sites Visitor center on site.
Details Official site ↗📍 Wissahickon · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Site of North America's first paper mill (1690) on Monoshone Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park: six surviving colonial buildings, free grounds, guided tours, hands-on papermaking workshops and free Museum Second Saturdays
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Georgian mansion (1767) on a bluff over the Schuylkill in East Fairmount Park; guided tours plus a summer chamber-music series in its octagonal music room and an annual Spring Tea
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.3 stars (59 reviews); Federal-style mansion (1800) that was the first property purchased for Fairmount Park, famous for its oval rooms and Schuylkill River views
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Philadelphia's only slavery museum (est. 2002): the Ragsdales' extensive collection of authentic trans-Atlantic slave trade artifacts - shackles, branding irons, bills of sale - with powerful 90-minute guided tours at 5501 Germantown Ave
Details Official site ↗📍 Port Richmond · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.8 stars (14 reviews); Lithuanian cultural center since 1907 in Port Richmond with a grand ballroom, concerts, folk festivals and a museum and library
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount · North & Northwest Philadelphia
1798 Georgian mansion in East Fairmount Park whose guided tours come with tea and cookies; hosts the annual Scottish Wassail and holiday garden displays under its old oaks
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount Park · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.7 stars (533 reviews) in search results; nationally ranked Japanese garden
Details Official site ↗📍 Logan · North & Northwest Philadelphia
James Logan home built 1723-1730, National Historic Landmark, now open as house museum per city and site
Details Official site ↗📍 South Kensington · North & Northwest Philadelphia
One of the nation's oldest ceramics centers at 1425 N American St with wheel-throwing and hand-building classes, workshops, gallery exhibitions and the Claymobile outreach program.
Details Official site ↗Coming up first: Wagner First Saturday Open House: Monster Mash (Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM, North Philadelphia), The Weitzman Second Sunday Community Day (Sun, Nov 8, 9:00 AM, Old City), Museum of the American Revolution — Veterans Day Free Admission (Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM, Old City) and Open Mic & Gallery (Sun, Nov 8, 2:00 PM, Philadelphia). Places you can visit on your own schedule include Fabric Workshop and Museum - Free Admission in Free (suggested $10 donation), How to Survive - Exhibition in Free (suggested $10 donation), Science History Institute Museum - Free Admission in Philadelphia and Elfreth's Alley Museum in Old City.
Of the 205 verified listings for museums in Philadelphia, 107 are free and 98 are paid; 8 are dated events and 197 are places you can visit any open day. The most common kinds are museum (142), arts & culture (29), place (13), family (6) and tour (5). The most listings are in Old City (22), Philadelphia (20), New Castle County (17), Montgomery County (10) and Germantown (9).
Yes; free museums carry a FREE badge here. Free-day schedules change, so confirm on the museum's site.
Sometimes. Timed-entry and RSVP rules come from each museum; the official link on every card is the source of truth.
107 of the 205 listings are free to attend or enter; the other 98 show the price from the official site.
Right now: Old City (22), Philadelphia (20), New Castle County (17), Montgomery County (10) and Germantown (9).
It is rebuilt from verified listings on every visit and was last updated Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM EST. Ended, cancelled and removed listings drop off automatically.
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