Pride Weekend 🏳️🌈
Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5
Join us as we celebrate the uniqueness of our visitors and Philadelphia community. Pride Weekend will feature opportunities for face painting, art and movement workshops, special storytimes, and more. All events are free with Museum admission.
Saturday, June 4 | 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Healing Circle with Movement Artist Deb Johnson
11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Join movement artist Deb Johnson for an interactive movement-based healing circle in celebration of Pride!
Makerspace Workshop: Wearable Lights
1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
How will you use your maker skills to express yourself? Sew with conductive thread to create wearable LED creations, creating something that tells a story about you.
Discovery Cart: Rainbow Paper
Pop-up throughout the day
Express yourself by making an iridescent rainbow masterpiece using oil pastels, water, and clear nail polish.
Storytime: Julian Is A Mermaid
11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Julián Is a Mermaid is a story about a boy who wants to be a mermaid that will resonate with all kids who have secret dreams.
Storyteller and Artist Max Quigley
10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m.
Join artist & storyteller Max Quigley for a thoughtful reading of books focused on celebrating LGBTQ history and culture.
Workshop: Paper Flower Chains
1, 2, and 3 p.m.
Write something you are proud of or want to be proud of in the future and sculpt it into a beautiful flower. You can add your flower to our growing Pride Vine in the PTM Garden or take it home with you.
Sunday, June 5 | 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Art Workshop with Artist Alyssa Liles-Amponsah
12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Join local Artist Alyssa Liles-Amponsah for workshop that honors activist Marsha P. Johnson by using the Progress Flag colors as inspiration to create parade signs!
Face Painting in Hamilton Hall
11:30-3:30 p.m.
Express yourself through decoration! Join us in Hamilton Hall for rainbow-themed face painting in honor of Pride.
Makerspace Workshop: Wearable Lights
1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.
How will you use your maker skills to express yourself? Sew with conductive thread to create wearable LED creations, creating something that tells a story about you.
Storyteller and Artist Max Quigley
11:30 a.m.
Join artist & storyteller Max Quigley for a thoughtful reading of books focused on celebrating LGBTQ history and culture.
Music: Ants on a Log
2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Ants on a Log performs music for children and other childlike people, songfully advocating for positivity, social justice, and silliness. Join us for a dance party with songs from the Trans & Nonbinary Kids Mix!
Pop Up Play: Safe Homes
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Join Pop-up Play for a hands-on crafting activity with cardboard around the theme of creating welcoming safe homes. The activity will emphasize how all of our homes are unique and house many types of families.
Discovery Cart: Rainbow Paper
Pop-up throughout the day
Express yourself by making an iridescent rainbow masterpiece using oil pastels, water, and clear nail polish.
Workshop: Paper Flower Chains
1, 2, and 3 p.m.
Write something you are proud of or want to be proud of in the future and sculpt it into a beautiful flower. You can add your flower to our growing Pride Vine in the PTM Garden or take it home with you.
All times subject to change
Pride Events Throughout June 🏳️🌈
Artist Workshop: Chelsey Luster
June 12
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Chelsey Luster is a Philadelphia-based curator, visual artist and art educator. Join them for an art workshop in celebration of the Progress Flag! Children will have the opportunity to collaborate with Chelsey by adding to the artist’s work in this interactive workshop.
Creative Arts Studio: Exploring Keith Haring
Daily throughout June | 1-1:30, 2-2:30, 3-3:30 p.m.
Come look at the artwork of Keith Haring and express your own identity and message through movement, color and shape.
Featured Storytime: Julian is a Mermaid
Daily throughout June
Julián Is a Mermaid is a story about a boy who wants to be a mermaid that will resonate with all kids who have secret dreams. Julián shares his dream and identity with his abuela, but when he first tries dressing as a mermaid, he does it when he’s alone. There’s definite tension when we don’t know how Abuela will react. But when she brings him to a parade where everyone’s dressed in similar costumes, there’s relief that Julián has found his community.
Pride Resource Page
Compiled by Museum staff who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, PTM’s Pride Resource Page contains a series of resources for educating parents and families on LGBTQ+ issues and how to talk to young children about identity.
Thanks to our sponsor for Pride Month:
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