2026 NAGARA Annual Conference
Post-Conference Tours
Both post-conference tours are sold out.
Both Post-Conference Tours Are Sold Out
Tour A: Standing Inches from History has reached capacity and is no longer available for new registrations.
Tour B: National Constitution Center Experience has also reached capacity and is no longer available for new registrations.
Thank you for the strong interest in NAGARA’s optional post-conference Philadelphia experiences. Both tours take place following the Closing Day General Session and breakfast and are now available only to already-confirmed tour participants.
Meeting Location & Tour Departure
Confirmed participants in both tours will meet in Millennium Hall following the Closing Day General Session and breakfast.
NAGARA tour leaders will guide each group on foot to its respective tour location. Please arrive promptly and be prepared for an approximately 12-minute walk from the Loews Hotel area.
Post-Conference Tour Registration Is Closed
No additional post-conference tour registrations are being accepted. Confirmed tour participants should refer to the instructions provided by NAGARA and meet in Millennium Hall after the Closing Day General Session and breakfast.
Tour A: Standing Inches from History
$50 per attendee
Sold Out
This optional post-conference experience at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania has reached capacity and is no longer available for new registrations.
Tour A was designed especially for NAGARA attendees as an exclusive, archivist-tailored journey into America’s documentary past, moving beyond traditional museum spaces and into secure collection areas, research environments, and preservation vaults rarely accessible to the public.
Tour A Highlights Included
- Martha Washington’s cookbook
- The first plan of Philadelphia designed by William Penn
- The architectural design of the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall)
- The first printing of the Declaration of Independence
- George Washington’s letter outlining his plan to cross the Delaware River
- A first draft of the U.S. Constitution
- A Lincoln-signed Emancipation Proclamation
- The first photograph taken in the United States
To preserve the intimacy and security of the experience, smaller rotating groups were planned for restricted vault spaces (where environmental and security protocols limit capacity), while others would engage with curated materials and specialized displays in the Society’s historic Reading Room.
Tour A Sold Out
Tour B: National Constitution Center Experience
$20 per attendee
Sold Out
This optional post-conference experience at the National Constitution Center has reached capacity and is no longer available for new registrations.
Confirmed participants will join fellow NAGARA attendees and guests for a guided experience at the National Constitution Center, an interactive museum located in Philadelphia just steps from the Liberty Bell.
Tour B Is Sold Out
No additional Tour B registrations are being accepted.
Guided Experience Includes
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Freedom Rising (a live theatrical performance in the Sidney Kimmel Theater introducing the story of the U.S. Constitution and the American quest for freedom)
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Signers’ Hall (stand alongside 42 life-size bronze statues of the Founding Fathers who signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787)
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Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality (explore the constitutional legacy of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and how they transformed the nation)
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The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote (trace the constitutional struggle for women’s suffrage and the leaders who reshaped American democracy)
Designed to complement NAGARA’s professional focus, this guided museum experience offers a concentrated look at constitutional development, amendment history, and the evolving interpretation of rights and governance.
Confirmed participants will meet in Millennium Hall following the Closing Day General Session and breakfast, then walk together with NAGARA tour leaders to the National Constitution Center.
Tour B Sold Out