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4th of July

Celebrate the Fourth of July with us! 🎆

We are delighted to invite you to the Benjamin Franklin House for a day full of history, exploration, and celebration.

🏠 Enjoy self-guided tours at your own pace.
🚶‍♀️Join our guided walking tours to dive deeper into the history of London.
🍾 You don’t want to miss our evening happy hour with a complimentary drink

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Immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the United States as we commemorate Independence Day in style.
Learn about the 16 years Franklin spent here and walk in his footsteps. Discover the rooms as they were when he left for Philadelphia in 1775 to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to experience the museum in a whole new light.

⏰ Drop-in visits from 10am – 3pm
⏰ Walking tours at 10am, 12:30pm, and 3pm
⏰ Happy hour at 4pm – 6pm

To prepare and save time upon arrival, please download our guide on Bloomberg Connects. The app offers a ‘Self-guided Tour’ which we recommend visitors follow.

Staff are available throughout the House to support your visit and answer questions.

 

 

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Online Talk: War, Faith, and the Political Genius of Benjamin Franklin

Join us online for a talk by historian Brady Crytzer, where he will detail how in 1756, Benjamin Franklin’s skills in diplomacy helped to yield a compromise Pennsylvania’s Quaker pacifists and the imperial regime that demanded a provincial militia to support North American efforts. In many ways, it’s his first great political achievement.

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An Evening with Historian George Boudreau

 

 

Join us as we host our friend George Boudreau, who will deliver a talk entitled “A Glimpse of Franklin on the Cusp: Unraveling an Often Forgotten Image of Franklin at Craven Street”. Focusing on Franklin in portraiture, the talk will fittingly take place in Franklin’s Craven Street parlour!

Talk only : £5

Tour + Talk: £15*

*The House tour will begin at 4:30pm

 

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Family Springtime Open House

 

 

Join us for a FREE day of family fun — enjoy a self-guided tour by downloading the Bloomberg Connects app, test your observation skills with a scavenger hunt, try your hand at arts and crafts, and enjoy hot chocolate and practice proper etiquette with Mrs. Polly Hewson, the lady of the House!

 

Pre-booking is not required. Just drop in, and stay as long as you’d like! Last entry will be from 3:30pm.

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Colour and Paint in the Smaller 18th-century Town House with Patrick Baty

6pm

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Join us either in person or online as Patrick Baty talks us through his long career of conserving some of England’s most remarkable historic homes, including his process of restoring the original ‘Franklin green’ color to the wooden-panelled walls of Benjamin Franklin House!

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Ben’s 319th Birthday Bash

 

Join us for an after-hours tour of Benjamin Franklin House to celebrate Ben’s 319th birthday, complete with a glass of prosecco and a slice of birthday cake!

  • explore the London home that Franklin knew and loved for nearly 16 years
  • hear fun facts about 18th century birthday celebrations,
  • try your hand at playing ‘Happy Birthday’ on Franklin’s Glass Armorica, and
  • toast the man of the hour!

The event will start at 5pm, and capacity is limited.

Note: party hats strongly encouraged!

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Thanksgiving at Benjamin Franklin House

Join us on Thanksgiving Day!

 

9-11am: FREE drop-in social for postgraduate students

Whether you’re an American studying abroad, you have an interest in American studies, or you’re just hoping to celebrate Thanksgiving in the home of one of the United States’ most preeminent founding fathers, we hope you’ll join us a hot drink and a Thanksgiving treat! We’d love you meet you and hear about your research interests and experiences.

 

1-2:30pm and 3-4:30pm: Architectural Tour & Talk

Join us for a tour of Benjamin Franklin House, which will include autumnal refreshments and a talk on Benjamin Franklin and Native American relations in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania by Dr. Megan King (University of Kent).

 

Tickets for the Tour & Talk should be pre-booked here.

 

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2024 US Election Debate with Justin Webb

Join moderator Justin Webb, the BBC’s first North America Editor, Host of the Today Programme, and BFH’s Journalist in Residence, for a debate between Kristin Wolfe of Democrats Abroad UK and Greg Swenson of Republican Overseas!

Attend in person or online on Thursday, 24 October, with a chance to ask your own questions on who is best placed to lead the United States over the next four years: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

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