Supporting scholarship and promoting popular understanding of the American Revolution is central to the work of the American Revolution Institute. The Institute welcomes distinguished scholars and authors to share their insights and discuss their latest research with the public at Anderson House through lectures, author's talks and panel discussions. The Institute also hosts a variety of other historical programs throughout the year, including our Lunch Bite object talks, battlefield tours, special Anderson House tour programs and other events. Many of the events we offer are free.
December 2025
Battlefield Tour—Revolutionary Charleston
Join us in Charleston, S.C., as we explore two important events of the American Revolution: the Battle of Sullivan’s Island and the Siege of Charleston. This two-day experience will include a Friday evening dinner and lecture at the Carolina Yacht Club given by independent historian Cordell Bragg discussing Gen. William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, fought on June 28, 1776. The following day, guided tours led by historians Doug MacIntyre and Carl Borick will explore the various locations…
Find out more »February 2026
From the Vault—Henry Knox and the Artillery of the American Revolution
Join us for a special program honoring Maj. Gen. Henry Knox, chief of artillery of the Continental Army and one of George Washington’s most trusted officers. This intimate evening event offers a rare opportunity to explore treasures from our library collections that illuminate Knox’s extraordinary wartime service and enduring legacy. Featured manuscripts, maps, prints and rare publications reveal his remarkable rise from Boston bookseller to indispensable military leader. Guests will learn how Knox transformed the Continental Army’s artillery, forged critical…
Find out more »March 2026
Special Opening Reception — Voices of Revolution
Join us for a reception celebrating the opening our new exhibition, Voices of Revolution. Over eight long years, the American Revolution was fought across large swaths of North America and beyond, involving the militaries of at least five nations. It touched the lives and families of nearly everyone in what would become the United States, yet the full scope of who participated in our Revolution and the effects it had on those who fought in it remains less understood. On view…
Find out more »Art in Bloom DC 2026
Art in Bloom DC returns to Anderson House for a sixth time on March 19-22! This popular event fills our historic headquarters with more than thirty floral arrangements inspired by the art and architecture of Anderson House. Art in Bloom provides a unique opportunity in the nation’s capital to stroll through the museum at your own pace, viewing interpretations of specific artworks, furnishings and architectural details rendered in a floral medium by some of Washington’s most creative and innovative…
Find out more »Special Program—Firearms of the American Revolution
Join the Institute’s museum and library staff to explore firearms used by the American, British, French and Spanish forces during the American Revolution. This program will allow guests to view various examples from our museum collections up close, as well as accompanying military manuals and treatises from our library collections that illuminate the construction, use and intellectual history of firearms. Some of the firearms that will be displayed include a 1756 British long-land pattern Brown Bess musket, a 1766 French…
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