Programs & Events

On this very first weekend of spring join us in celebrating Sendak with our annual festival for kids of all ages. Sendak loves books, the Rosenbach loves books, and you do too, right? More

Bloomsday

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 12:00am - 7:00pm

Philadelphia's Bloomsday at the Rosenbach is one of the cultural highlights of the season, drawing hundreds of friends, neighbors, Joyce enthusiasts, book-lovers, and curious passersby to Delancey Place throughout the day. June 16, 2009 will mark the 17th annual Bloomsday at the Rosenbach—an event that is not to be missed! More

The Dracula Festival

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 6:00pm - Friday, October 29, 2010 - 6:00pm

Every October, the Rosenbach—home of Bram Stoker’s original research notes and outlines for Dracula—brings you another chilling Dracula Festival, a month-long series of events inspired by Stoker’s classic novel and the iconic figure. More

Hands-On Tours

Love Letters

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 3:00pm

From the aching yearnings of poet John Keats for his beloved Fanny Brawne to the dying wishes of a Civil War soldier writing home to his family, the Rosenbach is home to a variety of love letters. Join us for this rare peek into some of the most personal and emotional writing in our collections. More

An Unblushing Impudence: the meek and the murderous in 18th and 19th-century American women’s history

Friday, February 12, 2010 - 3:00pm

Women in early American history were bound by intricate rules of etiquette, attire, and manner. Visitors will meet these modest maidens and those who flouted the rule book: accused witches, assassins, thieves, and – worse! – stage actresses. The tour brings together objects from across the Rosenbach’s collections: etiquette guides, cautionary tales for children, recipes for homemade cosmetics, trial accounts, paintings, and household furnishings. More

Founding Fathers

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 3:00pm

From George Washington’s earliest known letter (he was just 17!) to a meticulously folded page containing a scientific observation made by Thomas Jefferson while he was walking outside on a misty day, this tour offers an intimate view of the Founding Fathers’ writings to family, friends, colleagues, and even themselves. More

Wild West

Friday, February 19, 2010 - 3:00pm

Discuss the deceptions, motives and passions which lay just below the surface as you read, and handle immigrant guides,travelogues,and maps of travel routes and settlements. More

Programs & Events

Romance at the Rosenbach

Romance at the Rosenbach

Enrique Chagoya: The Headache, A Print After George Cruikshank.

Artist Talk

Enrique Chagoya: The Headache, A Print After George Cruikshank.

Lecture: Print Makers as Political Provocateurs

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Signature Programs / Events

Sendak in Spring