The Philadelphia History Museum Is Closing, Perhaps Never To Open Again

Could this have been different if Lin-Manuel Miranda had set Hamilton in Philadelphia instead of New York? (That’s … sort of … a joke.) In reality, the city of Philadelphia was blindsided by a decision from Temple: “City officials were in talks with Temple University to form a partnership that might keep the institution afloat. But this week, they learned that the university had abruptly pulled out of the partnership discussions, leaving the museum’s future uncertain.”