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Former names | Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia, Civil War Library and Museum |
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| Established | 1888 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Coordinates | 39°56′48″N 75°10′18″W / 39.946537°N 75.171799°W |
| Type | History museum |
| Collections | American Civil War artifacts and portraits |
| Chairperson | Mark E. Bender |
| Website | civilwarmuseumphila |
The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia (formerly the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia and previously the Civil War Library and Museum) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, claims to be the oldest chartered American Civil War institution in the United States. The museum was founded in 1888 by veteran U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officers.
In 2008, the museum closed to the public in anticipation of a move to other quarters. In June 2016, the museum announced that ownership of its collection of about 3,000 artifacts would transfer to the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, "the non-profit partner of the National Park Service at Gettysburg."[1][2] Artifacts from the collection will continue to be displayed in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center. Books, archives, and other two-dimensional material will continue to be owned by the Civil War Museum and are available to researchers at the Heritage Center of the Union League of Philadelphia.[1]
While closed, the collection was stored at the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center, where material from the collection was displayed from 2013 to 2015.
- ^ a b Tavani, Suzanne M. "CIVIL WAR MUSEUM OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO SHOWCASE WORLD CLASS COLLECTION" (PDF). civilwarmuseumphila.org. Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ "Gettysburg Foundation". Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2016.