The 2023 Dracuthon Festival

Date / Time

  • October 13, 2023
    7:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Join us as we read aloud the entire novel Dracula by Bram Stoker from dusk till dawn. Late Friday afternoon, we’ll begin with Jonathan Harker’s journal account of his visit to Dracula’s Castle and we’ll end on Saturday morning with the pursuit of Dracula back to his lair. 

Finnegans Wake with Vicki Mahaffey | In-Person Course

Date / Time

  • October 15, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • November 12, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • December 10, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • January 21, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • February 18, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • March 17, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • April 21, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • May 19, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • June 9, 2024
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

You’ve read James Joyce’s Ulysses. Now take the adventure of a reading lifetime with Joyce’s final masterpiece, Finnegans Wake, with renowned Joyce scholar Vicki Mahaffey. Meeting once per month at the Rosenbach, home of one of the great Joyce collections in the world, you will explore this most unique creation with a group of readers in an person course over nine months, ending just in time for Bloomsday.  This is your opportunity to conquer one of the most challenging novels of the English language in a friendly, accessible setting, alongside other readers who will take this most joy(ce)ful journey with you. 

Museum Adventures Preschool Program

Date / Time

  • October 18, 2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • November 15, 2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • December 20, 2023
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • January 17, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • February 21, 2024
    10:00 am - 11:00 am
  • 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.

The Rosenbach Presents Nathan Raab, Author of The Hunt for History

Date / Time

  • October 26, 2023
    6:00 pm - 7:15 pm

As the Rosenbach considers the fascinating history of the American presidency in its new exhibition Succession: Why Presidential History Matters Now, join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of buying and selling historical books and documents with Nathan Raab, one of the world’s premier dealers in early Americana.

Members Only | American Prometheus: Benjamin Franklin and the Philadelphia Enlightenment

Date / Time

  • November 3, 2023
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Members are invited to be the first to experience the tour American Prometheus: Benjamin Franklin and the Philadelphia Enlightenment before it is available to the general public. This tour will give members a chance to view some of our remarkable artifacts, hear readings from Franklin’s autobiography, and discuss how Franklin fits into the enlightenment in Philadelphia in the 1700 and early 1800s.