PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary will host a Prison Break Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

"Life and Death Weekend" on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1 celebrates new Hands-On History stops and the opening of dramatic new spaces:

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PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary will kick off the 2011 season by literally handing visitors the keys to the cellblocks with new Hands-On History interactive experiences. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110324/PH71140 ) These short demonstrations take place throughout the penitentiary complex, each lasting five minutes or less.

PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Penitent Prisoner, an inmate-painted mural adorning the walls of Eastern State Penitentiary's Catholic Chaplain's Office, will be removed from the abandoned prison museum on Wednesday, March 16.