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Tour of Five Independent Souls

Thursday, August 6, at 6:30 p.m.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Morven’s landmark exhibition, Five Independent Souls: The Signers from New Jersey, with curators Beth Allan and Jesse Gordon Simons. 

FOR MORVEN MEMBERS

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Five Independent Souls explores the lives of the five delegates representing New Jersey who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, looking at who they were before, during, and after the signing. This exhibit also confronts one of the most confounding actualities around the signers of the Declaration of Independence: these five men, who put their lives on the line for liberty, freedom, and equality, simultaneously denied these very same rights to the people they enslaved.

Displaying over 100 historic artifacts including manuscripts, paintings, furniture, and personal objects on loan from collections across the country, Five Independent Souls represents years of work on behalf of Morven’s curatorial team. Join curators Beth Allan and Jesse Gordon Simons to hear stories about the exhibition’s development and insight into content beyond the walls, addressing your questions along the way. 

This tour is limited to 20 people. Pre-registration is required.