Events

January 2027

Sensory-Friendly Evening: Brandywine Railroad

Individuals on the autism spectrum or with a sensory processing disorder and their families are invited to join us for after-hours access to the Museum’s Brandywine Railroad, a holiday favorite featuring trains running on 2,000 feet of track with more than 1,000 pieces. 

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February 2027

Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things: Nutty Trees

Penguin Court's six-part winter virtual series has a theme of Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things and continues on Tuesday, February 9, 2027 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) with a presentation by Lisa Meadows, the Environmental Education Specialist at Forbes State Forest, about Pennsylvania native trees that produce nuts.

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Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things: American Chestnut Tree

Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things, Penguin Court's six-part winter virtual series, continues February 23, 2027 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) with a presentation about the American Chestnut tree. Daniel O’Keefe, President of The PA/NJ Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation will present historical and present-day information about this keystone species.

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March 2027

Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things: American Eel

On Tuesday, March 2, 2027 at 6:30 p.m. (ET), West Virginia University professor and United States Geological Survey (USGS) researcher, Stuart Welsh, will wrap up Penguin Court's winter virtual series that has the theme of Roots, Rivers, and Remarkable Things with a presentation about the American Eel. He will discuss the significance of this unique species.

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May 2027 - May 2027