Events
Franklin’s Young Inventors
Join our Saturday science club to learn all about the experiments carried out by Benjamin Franklin and his British friends as well as trying your hand at practical investigations. Each session will…
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Family Day: Hallowe’en at Benjamin Franklin House
Family Day: Hallowe’en at Benjamin Franklin House
Tuesday 22 October, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Children will meet Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin’s landlady, to hear some ghoulishly good Hallowe’en stories…
Find out moreTuesday 22 October, 4.00pm-5.30pm
Children will meet Polly Hewson, daughter of Franklin’s landlady, to hear some ghoulishly good Hallowe’en stories…
Museums at Night – Craven Street Bones
Museums at Night - Craven Street Bones
Thursday 31 October—Saturday 2 November, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Explore the darker side of the 18th century pursuit of knowledge with the team at Benjamin Franklin…
Find out moreThursday 31 October—Saturday 2 November, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Explore the darker side of the 18th century pursuit of knowledge with the team at Benjamin Franklin…
The Shakers: from Manchester to Maine
Thursday 21 November, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Join Philip Davies, Emeritus Professor of American Studies at De Montfort University as we look at the lives of ‘The Shakers’. Ann Lee and eight followers left Manchester for America in 1774. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, otherwise known as Shakers, had emerged in the industrialising northwest of England during the later years of that international spiritual ferment, the Great Awakening.
Find out moreJoin Philip Davies, Emeritus Professor of American Studies at De Montfort University as we look at the lives of ‘The Shakers’. Ann Lee and eight followers left Manchester for America in 1774. The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, otherwise known as Shakers, had emerged in the industrialising northwest of England during the later years of that international spiritual ferment, the Great Awakening.
Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday 28 November, 7.30pm
An American Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings will take place at magnificent Clothworkers’ Hall. Roast turkey (and stuffing and vegetables and of course pumpkin pie) will be a highlight. Franklin,…
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Festive Candlelit Tours
Festive Candlelit Tours
Thursday 5, Thursday 12, Thursday 19 December, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Step back in time and experience the House in true eighteenth-century style this winter with our festive…
Find out moreThursday 5, Thursday 12, Thursday 19 December, 6.30pm – 9.30pm
Step back in time and experience the House in true eighteenth-century style this winter with our festive…
Family Day: Children’s Christmas Party
Family Day: Children’s Christmas Party
Saturday 7 December, 10.30am-12.30pm
Children will discover the magic of the holiday – 18th century style. Sing along to festive classics like Jingle Bells…
Find out moreSaturday 7 December, 10.30am-12.30pm
Children will discover the magic of the holiday – 18th century style. Sing along to festive classics like Jingle Bells…