Kick off Independence Week during America’s 250th with a special edition of historically themed Quizzo and patriotic prizes celebrating the people, ideas, and moments that shaped the American story.

Experience special museum programming and enjoy exclusive access to the Center’s galleries, including our two new galleries, America’s Founding and Governing the Nation.

A cash bar will be available for guests over 21.

Stop by our table to learn more about the Institute’s new exhibit Flash! Bang! Boom! A History of Fireworks, see examples of some of the featured fine art, and make some of your own with rainbow scratch paper!

Admission is FREE; registration is recommended.

Featured image: Gouache painting of C.T. Brock & Co.’s Crystal Palace Fireworks, ca. 1890, Dupee Fireworks Collection, Brown University Library.

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