The Magellan Circle - The Geographical Society of Philadelphia

THE MAGELLAN CIRCLE

PRESERVING THE PAST … CHARTING THE FUTURE

BECOME A MAGELLAN CIRCLE MEMBER

The National Museum of American Jewish History

Since 1891 Geographical Society members have connected with an intriguing world of distinguished explorers, filmmakers, photographers, and scientists. Now, to extend that rich heritage into the future, the Society offers an important membership level - the Magellan Circle, inspired by Ferdinand Magellan's 1519-1521 expedition, the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Magellan Circle members enjoy intimate evenings with authors and achievers, exclusive behind-the-scenes tours, the Magellan Dinner, pre-program receptions, and the opportunity to help select Geographical Society award recipients.

Please join us as a member of the Magellan Circle. Enjoy special activities and benefits, and have the satisfaction of knowing that you are directly contributing to the lasting impact of the Geographical Society.

MAGELLAN CIRCLE MEMBER BENEFITS

Admission to six exclusive Magellan Circle events
Tickets to Explorer Series
Tickets to 2 GEOFest film programs
Exclusive Magellan Circle Lapel Pin

EXCLUSIVE MAGELLAN CIRCLE MEMBER EVENTS

(Invitations will be mailed to Circle members.)

Saturday, September 17, 2011. Open the Season: Tour The National Museum of American Jewish History

Enjoy lunch in the Liberty View Ballroom offering a panoramic view of Independence Square.

Three Polar Stars
Amundsen - Shackleton - Peary
photo by William H. Rau, Philadelphia
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“A notable Geographical Society of Philadelphia event on January 16, 1913, brought together ‘The Three Polar Stars’ when Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, fresh from his discovery of the South Pole, lectured before the Society and was introduced by Admiral Robert E. Peary, who discovered the North Pole in 1909, with a tribute by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton, who in 1907-08 ‘blazed the way in the Far South for Amundsen and Scott.’”
- from The History of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia 1891-1960 by Marie Peary Stafford.
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William H. Rau was Philadelphia’s preeminent photographer in the 1890s. Society correspondence shows that he helped to prepare Robert Peary’s pictures from the North Pole, and his colorist worked on Peary’s slides for his presentation for the Society in the Academy of Music. Among other assignments, Rau was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Railroad to take hundreds of photographs along its routes in order to promote travel on the railway to the general public.

Society Logo designed by artist Cecilia Beaux

Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Sigma Sound Studios

Every 11 minutes somewhere in the world a song recorded at Sigma Sound Studios is being played. Enjoy a Private Tour and Reception on the Sound Stage.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Historical Society of Pennsylvania

See some of their national treasures, one of the largest family history libraries in the nation, and studies of ethnic communities and immigrant experiences.

Henry Grier Bryant portrait

Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Morocco

Share sights and insights with Ted Burkett at the Kesher Israel Synagogue. Enjoy a tour of this magnificent historic landmark and Magellan Dinner at the Marrakesh Restaurant. Enjoy a 7 course Moroccan feast. (Additional cost for dinner)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
Grand Dinner before The Grand Tour

Enjoy an Italian dinner. Sip Italian wine with Maureen Cassidy-Geiger before her program, The Grand Tour.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
Pennsylvania Hospital Private Tour and Reception

See the nation’s first hospital... its historic library, herb gardens, painting gallery and surgical amphitheater.

other past magellan circle programs

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