Mummers Museum - Home of Philadelphia's Mummers musical tradition

The Mummers Museum at 1100 S. 2nd Street documents the history of the Philadelphia Mummers Parade and the city's string-band tradition, preserving costumes, instruments, photographs, and archives. The Mummers Parade, featuring decorated string bands, comics, and fancy divisions, is a New Year's Day tradition with documented roots in 19th-century Philadelphia. The museum interprets and exhibits the material culture and history of that musical performance tradition.