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Partnerships

Since its launch in 2015, the Drexel University Lenfest Center for Cultural Partnerships has worked with a diverse range of cultural nonprofit partner organizations—primarily in the Philadelphia area. These partnerships have taken one or more specific forms (indicated in parentheses below). The list continues to grow as we expand our network of organizations that benefit from partnering with Drexel students, faculty, and staff through the Center.

  • The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (Co-ops; Exhibition planning)
  • African American Museum in Philadelphia (Classes; Strategic/space planning)
  • Andalusia Historic House and Gardens (Strategic advising)
  • Ardrossan (Strategic advising)
  • Ballinglen Workshops, Ballycastle, Ireland (Strategic advising)
  • Brandywine Workshop (Strategic advising; Co-ops)
  • Breakthrough Greater Philadelphia (Co-ops)
  • The Center for Art in Wood (Graduate practicum)
  • The City of Philadelphia (Partnership for Drexel to assume stewardship of the collections of the former Philadelphia History Museum)
  • Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (Graduate internship)
  • Craft NOW (Strategic advising)
  • Delaware Museum of Natural History (Co-ops)
  • Drexel University Collections (Strategic planning)
  • Drexel University College of Medicine Legacy Center Archives & Special Collections (Co-ops; Research fellowships)
  • Drexel University Thomas R. Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy (Exhibition planning)
  • Drexel University Vision 2020 – National Women’s Equality Initiative (Exhibition planning)
  • Drexel University Writing Center (Co-ops)
  • Fleisher Art Memorial (Strategic planning)
  • The Franklin Fountain LLC (Strategic planning; seminar and student project)
  • Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (Co-ops)
  • Heritage Tourism Initiative (Class; Planning project with Visit Philadelphia and 20+ cultural organizations)
  • History Making Productions (Co-ops)
  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Co-ops)
  • Independence National Historical Park – First Bank of the United States (Class; Research internships; Interpretive/exhibition planning)
  • International House of Philadelphia (Class)
  • The Lenfest Institute for Journalism (Co-ops)
  • Philadelphia Media Network (Class; Co-ops)
  • The Library Company of Philadelphia (Graduate practica and doctoral research fellowships) 
  • Main Line Art Center (Co-ops)
  • MicroSociety (Co-ops)
  • The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Class)
  • National Constitution Center (Student project/exhibition planning)
  • National Museum of American Jewish History (Co-ops)
  • National Museum of Industrial History, Bethlehem (Exhibition planning and project management)
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Co-ops)
  • The Philadelphia Citizen (Co-ops)
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art (Co-ops)
  • Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre (Yearly performances for multiple high schools on Drexel’s campus)
  • Reading Terminal Market (Class; Interpretive planning)
  • University of Pennsylvania Libraries – Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Online project)
  • The Woodlands (Co-ops)
  • Wyck Historic House, Garden & Farm (Faculty research project)