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There’s even a little gift shop near the museum entrance to pick up souvenirs or a little gift for the Mummers-lovers in your life. Mark said the volunteers are constantly working on making ...
Like the parade, the Mummers Museum in South Philadelphia faces fiscal challenges. The museum, located at in a city-owned building at 1100 S. 2nd St., was established in 1976 to house many of the ...
Located at the corner of 2nd Street and Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia, the Mummers' Museum is the keeper of Mummers' tradition. "Since we opened in 1976 we have costumes, we have ...
You can get a look at that history for yourself at the Mummers Museum. That's where centuries of South Philly history is told in costumes, and customs Mummery started in Philadelphia when the ...
"It was all shoulder power," said Mark Montanaro, volunteer curator of the Mummers Museum. "You would carry it on your shoulder. And that would be a very brutal day, especially if it was windy." ...
The Mummers Museum opened its doors back in 1976, and served as the venue for Thursday evening Bridging Blocks discussion. (Cory Sharber/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and ...
The Mummers Museum in Philadelphia is full of costumes and artifacts dating back a century. Jessica Mazzone heads the now three-club Comic Division. Creating that political satire and making the ...