Drexel University is pleased to provide this update on its work with the Atwater Kent Collection (AKC), including a summary of activities over the past six months, sinc January 2023. Highlights including launching the online portal to the collection and opening the first public exhibition from the collection since 2018.
Drexel University is pleased to provide this update on its work with the Atwater Kent Collection (AKC) of the former Philadelphia History Museum, including a summary of activities over the past six months, since June 2022. Highlights include moving the Collection from a former warehouse location to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Center City; continuing work on a comprehensive collection evaluation; working toward public access online through the collection database in 2023 and related digitization efforts; and planning for two exhibitions of the AKC, in 2023 and 2024.
January 2023 Atwater Kent Collection Update
Decree. In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Orphans’ Court Division. In regards to: Atwater Kent Museum, Testamentary Trust.
Dated May 3, 2022
Decree Document
Transfer Agreement 28 April 2022
Praecipe to Attach Exhibit 18 and 19 to the City’s Petition
Praecipe to Attach Exhibit 20 to the City’s Petition
Comments were solicited on the proposed Transfer Agreement, due by April 4, 2022. Transcript of Comments.
Petition to Orphans’ Court for the transfer of the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent (aka Atwater Kent Museum) collection to Drexel University as new Trustee.
Orphans-Court-Petition-Atwater-Kent-Museum
Project progress update on inventory and evaluation work with the collection by Drexel University.
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019 the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent held a second public discussion about the future of the museum and the historic collection at the Free Library of Philadelphia – Parkway Branch. Documents include presentation and Q&A. [September 20, 2019]
On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent held a discussion about the future of the museum and the historic collection. Following the public meetin, the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent allowed for a public comment period that ran from February 27-March 20.