Press Releases

Below are press releases for the historic site, special events, and tours.

Press Room Contact:
Ellen Feist
ef@EasternState.org

Historic Site

Apr 18, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Hosts Alumni Reunion Saturday, May 12

Eastern State Penitentiary will host its annual Alumni Reunion on Saturday,...

Feb 21, 2012: By the Numbers

Opened: 1829Closed: 1971Years of Active Use: 142Architect: John Haviland...

Feb 21, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and...

Feb 21, 2012: 2012 Calendar of Events

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site hosts several events throughout the...

Feb 21, 2012: Programming Overview

Eastern State Penitentiary is open every day, 12 months a year, from 10:00...

Feb 21, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Launches The Searchlight Series

Eastern State Penitentiary partners with local organizations to present a...

Feb 21, 2012: Guggenheim Fellow Judith Schaechter Installs Ambitious Series of Stained Glass Windows in Eastern State Penitentiary’s Historic Skylights

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site welcomes Guggenheim Fellow Judith...

Feb 21, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Announces Four New Artist Installations for 2012 Season

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site welcomes four new artists to its...

Feb 21, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Opens Two Dramatic Spaces, Presents Groundbreaking Artist Installations, and Launches Speaker Series for 2012 Season

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site kicks off its 2012 season by opening...

Jan 26, 2012: Celebrate Love in the Cellblocks at Eastern State Penitentiary this Valentine’s Day

Eastern State Penitentiary invites couples to break out of the ordinary and...

Jan 23, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Opens Two Dramatic Spaces, Presents Groundbreaking Artist Installations, and Launches Speaker Series for 2012 Season

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site kicks off its 2012 season by opening...

Dec 06, 2011: Eastern State Penitentiary Celebrates the Holidays with Local Glee Club Performance and Partnership with Books Through Bars

Philadelphia, PA (December 6, 2011) – Eastern State Penitentiary will...

Artist Installations

Jan 23, 2012: Eastern State Penitentiary Announces Four New Artist Installations for 2012 Season

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site welcomes four new artists to its...

Special Events - Terror Behind the Walls

Apr 16, 2012: Philadelphia’s Terror Behind the Walls, America’s Largest Haunted House, Announces 2012 Season of Scares

Terror Behind the Walls, America’s largest haunted house, is located inside...

Sep 01, 2011: TBTW Fact Sheet 2011

Ways to Purchase Tickets:In Person: at the Eastern State Penitentiary Box...

Archive

Nov 17, 2011: Eastern State Penitentiary Kicks Off 2011-2012 Season of Winter Adventure Tours

Philadelphia, PA (November 17, 2011) – Eastern State Penitentiary will kick...

Jun 27, 2011: Eastern State Penitentiary Hosts Annual Bastille Day Celebration

The annual Fairmount Bastille Day Festival has become one of Philadelphia’s...

May 23, 2011: Eastern State Penitentiary's Prison Break Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12

Philadelphia, PA (May 23, 2011) - Eastern State Penitentiary will host a...

Mar 17, 2011: Eastern State’s Popular Twilight Tours Move to Friday Nights

Philadelphia, PA (March 17, 2011) – Visitors always want to explore Eastern...

Mar 01, 2011: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Launches New Hands-On History Visitor Interactives

Philadelphia, PA (March 1, 2011) – Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Mar 01, 2011: Artist Installations

Philadelphia, PA (March 1, 2011) – Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Mar 01, 2011: Programming Overview

Philadelphia, PA (March 1, 2011) – The penitentiary is open every day, 12...

Mar 01, 2011: Fact Sheet

Philadelphia, PA (March 1, 2011) – Eastern State Penitentiary was once the...

Mar 01, 2011: By the Numbers

Philadelphia, PA (March 1, 2011) –

Nov 16, 2010: Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off Winter Adventure Tours with Gingerbread “House” Competition

Philadelphia, PA (November 15, 2010) – Eastern State Penitentiary will kick...

Oct 16, 2010: Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary Will Offer 13 Visitors an Extraordinary “ALONE” Experience

Philadelphia, PA (October 14, 2010) – Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern...

Sep 03, 2010: Terror Behind the Walls Staff Bios

(Philadelphia, September 2010): Sean Kelley, Program Director

Sep 03, 2010: Terror Behind the Walls Fact Sheet

(Philadelphia, September 2010): Event Dates, Hours, and Prices: View the...

Jul 19, 2010: Prison Break Weekend

(Philadelphia, July 2010): Eastern State Penitentiary will host a Prison...

Jun 30, 2010: Eastern State Penitentiary Launches New After Dark VIP Tour As Part Of Nationally Recognized Haunted Attraction, Terror Behind the Walls

Philadelphia, PA (July 1, 2010) – Terror Behind the Walls, America’s...

Jun 16, 2010: Fairmount Bastille Day Festival

Philadelphia, PA (June 16, 2010) – The annual Fairmount Bastille Day...

Jun 03, 2010: Philadelphia’s Terror Behind the Walls,

Philadelphia, PA (June 3, 2010) – Terror Behind the Walls,...

Apr 17, 2010: New Installations: Join Abandoned Prison Museum&'s Critically Acclaimed Art Program

Philadelphia, PA (April 17, 2009) -- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Mar 17, 2010: Interactive Exhibit Puts High-Definition Cameras In Guard Towers of Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, PA (March 2010) – Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site in...

Mar 16, 2010: Release Brings Newly Found Footage of Eastern State to Art Installation

Philadelphia, PA (March 2010) – Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Mar 15, 2010: Listing: Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and...

Mar 15, 2010: Eastern State Penitentiary Fact Sheet 2010

Opened: 1829 Closed: 1971 Years of Active Use: 142 Architect: John Haviland...

Sep 01, 2009: America’s No. 1 Haunted House Launches New Attraction

(Philadelphia, August 28 2009): Terror Behind the Walls, ranked the No. 1...

Sep 01, 2009: Terror Behind the Walls Fact Sheet

Event Dates: September: Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19 Friday and...

Sep 01, 2009: Terror Behind the Walls Staff Bios

Sean Kelley, Program Director

Jul 16, 2009: Prison Break Weekend

(Philadelphia, July 2009): Eastern State Penitentiary will host a Prison...

Jun 23, 2009: Fairmount Bastille Day Festival

(Philadelphia, June 2009) – The annual Fairmount Bastille Day Festival has...

Jun 23, 2009: Fairmount Bastille Day Festival

(Philadelphia, June 2009) – The annual Fairmount Bastille Day Festival...

Apr 30, 2009: Eastern State Penitentiary Hosts "Alumni Reunion" on Sunday, May 17th

(Philadelphia, April 15, 2009): Eastern State Penitentiary will host its...

Apr 17, 2009: New Installations: Join Abandoned Prison Museum's Critically Acclaimed Art Program

Philadelphia, PA (April 17, 2009) -- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Mar 10, 2009: Restored Prison Synagogue Opens to the Public for the First Time

(Philadelphia, March 2009): Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site’s...

Feb 26, 2009: Eastern State Penitentiary Fact Sheet

Opened: 1829 Closed: 1971 Years of Active Use: 142 Architect: ...

Feb 02, 2009: Major Strides for Abandoned Prison Museum

Philadelphia, PA (January 27, 2009) – Eastern State Penitentiary...

Dec 08, 2008: Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off Winter Adventure Tours with prison themed ice sculpture contest

(Philadelphia, December 2008): Due to the popularity of its first season,...

Oct 23, 2008: Philadelphia Haunted House Ranked Best in Nation

(Philadelphia, October 2008): Philadelphia, PA (October 16, 2008) – The...

Sep 05, 2008: Most Haunted Live

(Philadelphia, September 2007): Eastern State Penitentiary, considered by...

Sep 05, 2008: TBTW Overview

(Philadelphia, September 2007): The massive Eastern State Penitentiary “a...

Aug 21, 2008: Eastern State Penitentiary Hosts Tunnel Escape Weekend

Philadelphia, PA (July 5, 2008) – Eastern State Penitentiary will host a...

Aug 20, 2008: The Region’s Premier Haunted House Transforms Massive Prison

Philadelphia, PA (July 1, 2008) – Terror Behind the Walls, Halloween at...

Aug 20, 2008: Terror Behind the Walls Fact Sheet

Event Dates: September: Friday and Saturday, September 19 and 20 Friday and...

Aug 19, 2008: Terror Behind the Walls Staff Bios

Sean Kelley, Program Director

Jun 02, 2008: Annual Bastille Day Festival

Philadelphia, PA (June 2, 2008) – The annual Fairmount Bastille Day...

May 19, 2008: Twilight Tours

(Philadelphia, May 19, 2008): Visitors always want to explore Eastern State...

May 01, 2008: Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site’s Artist Installation Program Continues to Grow in 2008

Philadelphia, PA (May 1, 2008) – Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site...

Apr 01, 2008: Special Topic Tours

(Philadelphia, April 2008): In addition to The Voices of Eastern State audio...

Mar 12, 2008: Lost Prison Synagogue

(Philadelphia, March 12, 2008): Eastern State Penitentiary Historic...

Jan 01, 2008: Listing: Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and...

Dec 11, 2007: “Winter Adventure Tours”

(Philadelphia, December 2007): Each small group (limited to 25 people) will...

Sep 06, 2007: Real Ghost Sightings

(Philadelphia: March, 2007) There have been dozens of reported ghost...

Sep 06, 2007: New Look for Ancient Prison

(Philadelphia: August, 2007) Terror Behind the Walls, Presented by LUKOIL,...

Sep 06, 2007: LUKOIL

(Philadelphia: August, 2007) LUKOIL has rejoined Eastern State...

Sep 05, 2007: TBTW Fact Sheet

(Philadelphia, September 2007): Event Dates: September 21, 22, 28, 29 October...

Sep 05, 2007: "Lockdown"

(Philadelphia, September 2007): Eastern State Penitentiary is nearly ready to...

Sep 05, 2007: The Ghost Bus

(Philadelphia: September, 2007) There is a new way to get to Eastern State...

Aug 22, 2007: 2008 Calendar of Events

Monday, March 31: 2008 Season Sneak Peak Eastern State Penitentiary is free...

Mar 13, 2007: Artist Susan Hagen

Sculptor Susan Hagen will add a series of historical dioramas to Eastern...

Mar 13, 2007: Bastille Day

(Philadelphia, February 2007) The annual Fairmount Bastille Day celebration...

Mar 13, 2007: Special Topic Tours

(Philadelphia, February 2007): Most visitors to Eastern State Penitentiary...

Mar 13, 2007: Twilight Tours

(Philadelphia, February 2007): Visitors always want to explore Eastern State...

Mar 13, 2007: GATE

June 8, 9 and 10, and June 15, 16 and 17, 2007. All performances begin in the...

Mar 13, 2007: Spring Event Highlights

Friday, March 30: 2007 Season Sneak Peak Eastern State Penitentiary is free...