If you have been to the National Liberty Museum recently, then you probably saw our two newest editions. In our Let Freedom Ring and Education Center galleries, we are proudly displaying two Let Freedom Ring Liberty Bells made by local school students. 

The Let Freedom Ring Liberty Bells were created jointly by students from five Philadelphia middle-schools and local artists as a part of a program called Let Art Freedom Ring.

Let Art Freedom Ring is a program of the National Liberty Museum and the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership. The goal of the project is to provide middle-school aged students with the opportunity to study the concept of democracy, civic responsibility and learn different art techniques by working with professional artists. 

For the duration of the summer, two of the bells can be seen at the National Liberty Museum, and the other three are on display at the National Constitution Center.

Over the next five weeks, we will be featuring these artistic Liberty Bells on our Heroes of Character Blog. We will be learning more about the schools, students and artists involved, as well and trying to understand how they chose to portray their perspectives of liberty and history through art.

For more information go to www.letartfreedomring.org, and remember to check out the bells soon, because in the fall they are traveling to New York to go on display.

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Join us at the National Liberty Museum this Wednesday, March 8 for an evening inspired by the Free Library's "One Book, One Philadelphia."

We'll have Pulitzer Prize-Winning cartoonists Tony Auth and Signe Wilkinson on hand to discuss the use of cartoons in political commentary. The centerpiece for this discussion will be the recent circulation of Persepolis 2.0, in which two Iranian ex-patriots used images by graphic artist Marjane Satrapi to illustrate events surrounding the July 2009 Iranian election.

Philadelphia editorial cartoonist Tom Stiglich will moderate the event, which starts at 7:00 pm.

The event will also feature the National Liberty Museum's CareToons exhibit. Light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited!!!

Again, that's this Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 pm. To RSVP, or for more information, contact Jan Griesemer at 215-925-2800 ext. 124 or jgriesemer@libertymuseum.org. We'll see you then!