Emancipating Cliveden Project
AASLH National Leadership in History Award for the Special Project: Emancipating Cliveden read more → After over a decade of discovery, research, and dedicated community participation, Cliveden tells...
View ArticleAASLH National Leadership in History Award for the Special Project:...
This truly special project, in the simplest form, focuses on a new and challenging interpretation of a fabulous historic house and grounds. The details of this project are impressive and long, but in...
View ArticleCliveden partners with the Philadelphia Young Playwrights & New Freedom...
Cliveden is excited to announce the presentation of the interactive dramatic event Liberty to Go to See on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays June 4 – 20, 2015, culminating with performances during...
View ArticleCliveden’s Living Kitchens Receives Grant from Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Cliveden, a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, proudly announces that Cliveden’s Living Kitchens, a public process to preserve and interpret two kitchens located on the...
View ArticleKitchen Conversation –“They Lived Where They Worked” with Joe McGill,...
(Philadelphia) Join us for a Kitchen Conversation, “They Lived Where They Worked” with Joe McGill, Director, The Slave Dwelling Project, on Friday, October 30, 7pm at Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Ave.,...
View ArticleKitchen Conversation –“The Cup That Cheers: Drinking in the 18th Century”...
For Immediate Release: “The Cup That Cheers: Drinking in the 18th Century” with Dr. Gretchen Sorin November 11, 2015 (Philadelphia) Join us for a Kitchen Conversation,”The Cup That Cheers: Drinking in...
View ArticleKitchen Conversations & Community Exhibition
Tonight’s Kitchen Conversation is SOLD OUT! Friday, March 11 │ 7:00pm The Food Axis: Cooking, Eating, and 1950s Domestic Architecture” with Elizabeth Cromley, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, Northeastern...
View ArticleCliveden Proud to Receive Philadelphia Cultural Fund Grant
Cliveden is proud to announce support from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. The grant of $14,570 will enable Cliveden to continue its mission to create a pride of place, where the past is valued,...
View ArticleRain OR Shine, The Flavors of Community 2016 Award Celebration is ON!
RAIN OR SHINE – The Flavors of Community 2016 Heritage Award celebration honoring Glenn Bergman is ON! IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME! Saturday, May 21, 5:00 to 8:00pm at Cliveden, 6401 Germantown...
View Article“Liberty To Go To See” Dramatic Event Returns June 16 – 18
The 2016 presentations of the award-winning interactive dramatic event, “Liberty to Go to See,” will be held Thu., June 16 at 7:00pm; Fri., June 17 at 7:00pm; and Sat., June 18 at Noon and 3:00pm....
View ArticleHOME ENTERTAINMENT with Automatic Arts, Friday, August 5 & Saturday, August 6
Cliveden of the National Trust and Automatic Arts present HOME ENTERTAINMENT, Friday, August 5 and Saturday, August 6 at Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Ave. (Enter on Cliveden St. near Morton St. )....
View ArticleInterview with Libbie Hawes, Cliveden’s Preservation Director, featured on...
Questions of Practice: Cliveden’s Libbie Hawes on Historical Interpretation for Contemporary Audiences, an interview with Cliveden’s Preservation Director, featured on the website of The Pew Center for...
View ArticleREVOLUTIONARY GERMANTOWN FESTIVAL 2016 – 1st Saturday in October, 10am – 4pm
REVOLUTIONARY GERMANTOWN FESTIVAL 2016, 1st Saturday in October, 10am – 4pm on the grounds of Cliveden & 6400 block of Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144. RAIN OR SHINE! FREE! Reenactments of...
View ArticleMid-Century Modern at Cliveden, Sat. Oct. 22 – WALK UPS WELCOME!
Walk Ups Welcome for Mid-Century Modern at Cliveden, Saturday, October 22. 3pm – 5pm – $5/person: Pop-Up Shops & Kitchen Tours; 5pm – 8pm $35/person: MID-CENTURY PARTY includes Pop-Up Shops,...
View ArticleThe 1767 Kitchen Dependency – Fri. Nov. 4, 7:00pm at Cliveden
The Cliveden Conversations will continue this fall with two Kitchen Conversations – The 1767 Kitchen Dependency on Fri. Nov. 4 at 7:00pm, & The 1959 Mid-Century Modern Kitchen on Fri. Nov. 18 at...
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Join us Friday, November 18, 7:00pm for The 1959 Mid-Century Modern Kitchen with John Carr, Principal, Materials Conservation. $15 Suggested Donation Includes Light 1950s Style Meal of Shepherd’s Pie...
View ArticleCliveden Open for Tours Fri. Nov. 25, Sat., Nov. 26, & Sun., Nov. 27 from...
Bring family & friends to Cliveden this weekend for a taste of history after Thanksgiving. Cliveden will be open for tours Fri., Nov. 25; Sat., Nov. 26; & Sun., Nov. 27 from Noon – 4:00pm. Last...
View ArticleDecember Hours
Cliveden is OPEN FOR TOURS Thursday – Sunday, Noon – 4:00pm (last tour 3:00pm) through Thursday, December 22, and also on December 29 and 30. Cliveden will be closed December 23, 24, 25, and 31. From...
View ArticleWinter Hours
Cliveden is currently closed for walk-in tours until March 31, 2017. Group and student visits can still be made by appointment by calling 215-848-1777 x 225. The post Winter Hours appeared first on...
View ArticleOpen for Tours
Cliveden is now open for walk-in tours. Tours are available Thursday through Saturday, 12 pm to 4 pm, beginning on the hour. Appointments for student and group visits can be made by calling...
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