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Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer | Open Now – December 31, 2023 Location: Mercer Museum Admission: Entry included with general Mercer Museum admission. Everyday Rhythms explores some of these common uses of music and musical instruments – shared across many regions, people and cultures. These instruments were once a part of the acoustic landscape – the soundscape – of everyday life around the globe. Instruments featured in the show include not only European-American forms, but also those from…
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BCHS Friends Program – Steve Yerkes, Hatboro’s World Series Hero | Monday, September 18, 2023 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Elkins Gallery Admission: Free – Registration required, tickets may not be available at the door. Join the Friends of the Bucks County Historical Society and speaker Dan Troilo for a journey back into the world of baseball history with the program, “Steve Yerkes, Hatboro’s World Series Hero”. World Series hero Steve Yerkes played Major League Baseball for…
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Movies at the Mercer: Dirty Dancing | Thursday, September 21, 2023 Location: Mercer Museum Green Gates open: 6:30 p.m. Film starts: 7:30 p.m. Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min. – Rated PG-13 The Mercer Museum and The County Theater, in partnership with The Moving Picture Cinema, bring outdoor movies to the community with the 2023 Movies at the Mercer Museum series. Put down those watermelons and gather your gal pals for a swoon-worthy screening of the essential ’80s dance classic Dirty Dancing! While spending the summer with her…
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Spontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, September 23, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, September 23, 2023 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
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Crafternoon: Everyday Rhythms | Sunday, September 24, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Admission: Free with museum admission Create music-inspired crafts with Mercer Museum educators at this family-friendly, drop-in session. No registration needed.
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The Dusty Road to Doylestown Hospital: The Early Years of the Village Improvement Association | Open September 29 – December 31, 2023 Location: Mercer Museum Admission: Entry included with general Mercer Museum admission. In partnership with Doylestown’s Village Improvement Association (VIA), the Mercer Museum will present the exhibition, The Dusty Road to Doylestown Hospital: The Early Years of the Village Improvement Association, this fall in the museum’s Martin & Warwick Gallery. The exhibition celebrates the centennial anniversary of Doylestown’s first hospital, and…
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Cocktails at the Castle | Saturday, October 14, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Admission: $250 General Admission Ticket / $200 BCHS Member General Admission Ticket Enjoy an unforgettable evening of culinary delights and tantalizing cocktails at the Mercer Museum’s major annual fundraiser that benefits our year-round education, exhibition and community initiatives. Cocktails at the Castle is a highlight of the Bucks County social calendar, and features a dizzying array of culinary samplings from area restaurants, caterers, and bakeries,…
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History of Our Shelves | Wednesday, October 18, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Learning Center Admission: $5 General Admission/Free BCHS Member Have you ever wondered about the origins of the Mercer Museum’s Research Library? Join Director of Library and Archives, Annie Halliday, to celebrate American Archives Month by exploring the beginnings of the Bucks County’s Historical Society’s archival collection and learning how it moved from the Bucks County Courthouse to the Mercer Museum. Register for History…
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Movies at the Mercer: The Dark Crystal | Thursday, October 19, 2023 Location: Mercer Museum Green Gates open: 6:00 p.m. Film starts: 7:00 p.m. Runtime: 1 hr. 33 min. – Rated PG The Mercer Museum and The County Theater, in partnership with The Moving Picture Cinema, bring outdoor movies to the community with the 2023 Movies at the Mercer Museum series. On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and…
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