September 7, 2010
Free Admission to the National Constitution Center on September 17
The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. This Friday, September 17, the National Constitution Center will be celebrating the anniversary of Constitution Day with free admission (thanks to Beneficial Bank) and full day of programming.
Highlights of the Center’s Constitution Day celebration include a special broadcast of the Center’s distance learning program, Constitution Hall Pass, with an introduction by Sandra Day O’ Connor, to one million students across the country through Channel One News, as well as the dramatic conclusion of the Center’s Twitter Convention, as the identity of the mystery tweeter from the Constitutional Convention is finally revealed.
Events begin at 8:30 a.m. with a close-up viewing of the artist rendering of the Constitution’s Preamble, which is etched into the front of the building and wrap up at 12:45 p.m. with the awards presentation for the “We the People 9*17” contest, hosted by Constituting America. A full schedule of events is included after the jump.
| 8:30 a.m. | 223: The Preamble Challenge | Rooftop Terrace
(Rain location – Grand Hall Overlook) |
| 10:00 a.m. | American National Tree Induction Ceremony | The Story of We the Peoplecore exhibition |
| 10:30 a.m. | American National Tree Question and Answer Session | Grand Hall Overlook |
| 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Preamble Printing and Calligraphy Demonstrations | Grand Hall Lobby
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| 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Constitution Celebration | Grand Hall Lobby |
| 11:00 a.m. | Naturalization Ceremony | F.M. Kirby Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. | Twitter ConventionConclusion | Signers’ Hall |
| 12:15 p.m. | Constitution Birthday Party | Grand Hall Overlook |
| 12:45 p.m. | Constituting America’s “We the People 9*17 Contest” Award Ceremony | F.M. Kirby Auditorium |
| All Day | Virtual Field Trip: ConstitutionHall Pass | Available Online |
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