Join us for a special Scholar Exchange—our live interactive online classes—with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer on Friday, May 28, at 1 p.m. ET.

Beginning Thursday, May 20, the National Constitution Center will expand its museum experience, inviting visitors to access signature exhibit spaces and performances.

The Center will resume offering live performances of Freedom Rising in the Sidney Kimmel Theater and will reopen its main exhibit, The Story of We the People, and our rare document galleries.

Join the National Constitution Center for a series of FREE America’s Town Hall programs about constitutional issues in the news—accessible from your computer, laptop, or any mobile device by registering below.

Law professors Bernadette Meyler of Stanford University and Alison LaCroix of the University of Chicago Law School and co-editor of the new book, Cannons and Codes: Law, Literature, and America's Wars, join political scientist professor Catherine Zuckert of the University of Notre Dame, for a discussion exploring the ways American literature—including the works of Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others—has intersected with the Constitution and American democracy from the nation’s founding, to the Civil War, and beyond. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

A week before the anniversary of the start of the Constitutional Convention on May 25, 1787, join scholars Richard Albert of the University of Texas at Austin, Jonathan Gienapp of Stanford University, and Colleen Sheehan of Arizona State University as they delve into the key texts, authors, and sources the founders looked to when drafting the Constitution. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. 

Wrap up this school year with our FREE online classes! Part lecture and part lively conversation, Scholar Exchanges are taught by leading nonpartisan experts and connect constitutional history to students’ lives today.

On May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention began in Philadelphia. Learn more about that historic summer with our Constitutional Convention learning module, featuring Scholar Exchanges, Interactive Constitution essays, educational videos, podcasts, blog posts, and more!

President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss how one of the Supreme Court’s landmark First Amendment cases could be redefined as the justices decide a modern issue.

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Did you know? The National Constitution Center offers a membership exclusively for currently practicing educators. Educator Members receive increased access to exhibits and enjoy Members-only programs, events, communications, and more.

Educator Memberships are $75 and cover museum admission for up to four individuals. An Educator Membership makes the perfect end of the year gift for your favorite teacher or teachers!

To join or give the gift of membership, visit constitutioncenter.org/membership or contact Membership Manager Emily Polhamus at [email protected] or 215-409-6785.