The free exhibit will take place this Thursday, Oct. 5
The Penn Treaty Museum and engineering firm, AECOM, will host “Discoveries: Recently Acquired. Recently Uncovered.” The exhibit will highlight new finds in a variety of media from the Penn Treaty Museum collection and new discoveries unearthed by AECOM archaeologists from PennDOT’s I-95 project in Northern Liberties. The free event, open to the public and will take place on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the museum, located at 900 East Columbia Avenue (across from Penn Treaty Park).
In 1682, William Penn and Native American chiefs made a Treaty of Friendship. The Penn Treaty Museum celebrates the 40 years of peace and harmony that existed between white settlers and Native Americans resulting from this meeting under a great elm tree at Shackamaxon, now Fishtown.
According to Margaret (Penny) Dwyer, a Penn Treaty Museum Board member from Shamong, NJ, “The event will interpret the meeting between Penn and the original stewards of the land beneath the tree.” Additionally, the artifacts on display will range from 18th century textiles to a large wood bas relief by contemporary artist Paul McCarthy. Findings uncovered by AECOM archaeologists will showcase the Native American presence going back to 5000 B.C., and early life in Northern Liberties.”
For additional information please contact John Connors at (856) 577–3076.
