[In Progress] Why We Still Read (and Sing!) Robert Burns with Steve Newman | Virtual Course

Date / Time

  • March 19, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • March 26, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

On the evening of January 25th, people from Edinburgh to Shanghai to Philadelphia gather to toast “the immortal memory” of Robert Burns. For he is not only Scotland’s national poet, his work has also been translated into Hebrew, Russian, Chinese, Esperanto, and a host of other languages. To discover the range and depth of work that established Burns as a poet of global significance, we will dive into a great deal of his poetry and a bit of his prose, drawing significantly on one of the world’s finest collections of his works: the Rosenbach’s.

Museum Adventures Preschool Program

Date / Time

  • March 20, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • April 17, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • May 15, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • June 19, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am

Calling all preschoolers! Come play with us on the third Wednesday morning of every month. We’ll read a story together and then embark on a treasure hunt through the Rosenbach brothers’ glitzy Rittenhouse Square home to discover things that relate to the story. Afterward, families are welcome to join us in our activity room for hands-on art making activities, creative play, music and snacks.

[In Progress] Ulysses Weekly with Robert Berry | Virtual Course

Date / Time

  • March 21, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • March 28, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 4, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 11, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 18, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 25, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • May 2, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • May 9, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • May 16, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • May 23, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • May 30, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • June 6, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • June 13, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This immersive weekly course will help readers explore (and enjoy) the intricacies, enigmas and hilarities of Ulysses. First time readers of the novel will find many resources for understanding this challenging work. For those returning to the novel, this will be a great way to delve even deeper into a book whose depths never seem to end.

[SOLD OUT!] Power, Prestige, and Pen Names: Women Novelists in the 18th and 19th Centuries | Behind the Bookcase tour

Date / Time

  • March 21, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Women novelists of the 19th and 18th centuries traveled different routes to find readership for their work. Some used male or deliberately ambiguous pseudonyms; others published anonymously before claiming their creations. Through early editions and manuscripts of Frances Burney, Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and George Elliot, we will explore the ingenuity these immortal writers used to bring their masterpieces before the public. 

Sherlock Mondays

Date / Time

  • March 25, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • April 1, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • April 8, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • April 15, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • April 22, 2024
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The Rosenbach’s new Biblioventure series will focus on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. We’re taking a deep-dive into the adventures of the world’s first consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his assistant, Dr. John Watson, as they battle the criminal forces of London.

[SOLD OUT] At Galaxy’s Edge: The Rosenbach’s Speculative Fiction Book Club | Winter 2024: Monsters Among Us

Date / Time

  • March 26, 2024
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Registration Admission for In-person At Galaxy’s Edge is $20 per session ($10 for members) or $50 for all three sessions ($25 for members). Admission for Delancey Society members is free. Not a member? Learn more. This is an in-person program at The Rosenbach. Please check your spam folder for your email confirmation. If you have questions, please call (215) 732-1600 or (more…)

[SOLD OUT!] Reading Virginia Woolf with Dr. Sean Hughes | Virtual Course

Date / Time

  • March 27, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 10, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
  • April 24, 2024
    6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

In this course, we’ll explore Woolf’s wisdom about human character and history while enjoying her glorious prose. We’ll read A Room of One’s Own, a selection of her shorter writings, and To the Lighthouse, one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Each session will include some relevant background, but our discussions will be guided by the interests of participants. Likely topics will include memory, gender, literary history, food, psychology, power, sexuality, family, artistic ambition, and loss.