Arch Street Meeting House

09/05/2026

What's YOUR favorite thing about Arch Street Meeting House? 💭

09/04/2026

It's Labor Day Weekend! Watch one of the final four performances of A Quiet Roar: The Unparalleled Lives of Bayard Rustin & Sarah Mapps Douglass.

FREE PERFORMANCES:
🎟 Saturday, Sept. 5, at 11 AM and 12:30 PM
🎟 Monday, Sept. 7, at 11 AM and 12:30 PM

Run Time: 30 minutes

Catch it before it’s gone for the season!

Visit historicasmh.org/events for more information.

08/29/2026

We're having a great time at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Historical Society of Pennsylvania) for History on the Street 2026 with National History Day Philly!

Think you know your Quaker history? 👀 Which of these businesses was Quaker founded?

08/07/2026

Despite continuous calls for abolition, Lancaster Meeting never confronted any of their members who were clearly participating in the enslavement industry.

08/07/2026

We're so grateful for everyone who supports Friends Pantry & Community Fridge at ASMH! 🥫🌱

If you would like to donate items to Friends Pantry or need assistance, please get in touch with us at [email protected], or call/text (267) 334-0433.

Leave what you can, take what you need!

A Big Thank You to the guys from Guru who showed up this morning to stock the fridge and also left pantry item. You are appreciated.

07/02/2026

06/29/2026

The countdown is on, and we’re only a few days away from the Red, White, & Blue To-Do on Thursday, July 2, 2026! This is a party 250 years in the making, and no one celebrates better than Philly.

Check out the full schedule below! 👇

7 AM: Living Liberty Bell 💥 NEW!

9 AM: Bell Ringings & a Flag Raising at the Betsy Ross House

10 AM: Visit the Historic District attractions, including Arch Street Meeting House, open throughout the day

11 AM: Red, White, & Blue To-Do Pomp & Parade

12 PM: All-American Block Party, in partnership with Wawa Welcome America

2 - 5 PM: WXPN () Welcomes the Red, White, & Blue Music Series

5 PM: Red, White, & Rose Picnic 💥 NEW!

7 - 9 PM: Wawa Welcome America’s Salute to Service with Queen Latifah

9 PM: Independence Illumination Drone Show (viewable from Independence Mall) 💥 JUST ANNOUNCED!

Visit the link in our bio or https://www.phlvisitorcenter.com/red-white-blue-to-do-philadelphia-pa for more information.

05/25/2026

It's the summer of 1948, and dynamic civil rights activist Bayard Rustin has a very important speech to prepare for at Arch Street Meeting House. But outspoken 18th-century educator, activist, and artist Sarah Mapps Douglass doesn’t know who this young interloper is.

Written and directed by Yvie Jones, A Quiet Roar is an immersive 30-minute theater performance that bridges the lives of Rustin and Mapps Douglass, two phenomenal Black Philadelphian Quakers who walked the halls of Arch Street Meeting House a century apart. Their writings and experiences come to life by highlighting the complex, often overlooked intersections of race, faith, and freedom in the United States.

The performance is FREE and will run Memorial Day (May 25) & every Saturday from May 25 - September 7, 2026 at 11:00 am & 12:30 pm.

Visit HistoricASMH.org/events to register or for more information.

05/08/2026

Did you know that there's a secret vault in the lobby of Arch Street Meeting House? 🔍

During the meetinghouse's construction in 1804, a "fireproof vault" was built to protect the important records and items of Pennsylvania's growing Quaker population.

Today, the vault still holds a portion of the museum's archival collection.

Visit the museum Thursday - Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM. HistoricASMH.org

05/07/2026

ICYMI 👀 'The History Of Quakers: A Religious Revolution' is now on view at Arch Street Meeting House.

Explore the museum and discover how the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) transformed from 17th-century spiritual radicals into leaders in the fight for religious freedom, civil rights, and more.

Arch Street Meeting House is now open Thursday - Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM.

HistoricASMH.org