225 N. High Street
West Chester, PA
19380-2691
610.692.4800
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Hours
The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Library is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Museum Shop is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Easter,
July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
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General Admission
CCHS members: FREE*
Adults: $5/person
Seniors (65+): $4/person
Students/Children 6-17: $2.50/person
Children (under 6): Free
*Please note: special exhibits, tours and programs are subject to additional fees.
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Chester County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges operating support from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
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Chester County Historical Society welcomes all ages as explorers of the past. At our History Center in West Chester you can discover the intrigue of America's past through the unique lens of local history. Hear the voices of an earlier time, recorded in the extraordinary letters, diaries and documents found in our excellent library and archives. Learn the many stories of our regional past through permanent and changing exhibits where each object connects the visitor with a time gone by. Place your hands on the past in our award-winning History Lab, a participatory gallery for all ages. Informative lectures and workshops, family programs, trips and tours, and an array of celebratory events combine to bring history to life. Gifts and books from our handsome Museum Shop enrich and extend the museum experience.
 
Upcoming Events
(for complete listing of events visit our calendar)
3 Saturdays: April 26, May 3, and May 10, 2008
Photography Workshop for Young People
From Snapshots to Awesome Photos
Become the best photographer in your family!
Learn to take better photos of friends and family, vacations, and places and things that are of interest to you. Learn and use basic photocomposition skills and photographic techniques. You will receive instructions and see examples of composition “do’s and don’ts”. You will gain an understanding of basic photography concepts such as focal length, shutter speed and aperture settings, the connection between them and the effect that they have on photos. You will choose a photo shooting assignment and bring in the photos that you produce to share with the other participants and obtain feedback. Some basic photo editing techniques will be demonstrated using your images. Your final products will be displayed at the Historical Society.
The age range for this program is from 12 years of age to 16 years of age. The program will consist of three meetings. You should have access to a digital camera and preferable, the manual for the camera. Cameras that have the option of some degree of manual exposure control would be preferable. If your digital camera does not have any manual exposure control capability, but you have a film camera that does, you might want to use the film camera instead. You should review the manual carefully before the first meeting and bring the camera and the manual to the meeting along if you have any questions about how to use it.
CCHS Hosts "Saving YOUR Treasures"
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Offered in conjunction with our conservation exhibit,
Conservators are professionals who are specially trained to study the condition of museum objects and treat problems appropriately. Now you can gain access to their expertise in regards to objects in your own collection. Bring one to three items and, following a brief introductory presentation as to what they do, conservators will be available to advise you on the care and treatment of your own objects. Or come just to listen and learn!
Newest Exhibit
Photographs of Jane Latta, a Retrospective
 Opens March 14, 2008 Photographs of Jane Latta, a Retrospective, will be on view to the public from March 14 through August 2008. The exhibit chronicles the fifty-year career of this adventurous Chester County woman photographer who documented cultures as diverse as her Amish and Mennonites neighbors to the life of plantation workers in Latin America.
Click here for more information.
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