Kensington Engagement Center
A place for Kensington to Co-Create its future
What is the Kensington Engagement Center?
The Kensington Engagement Center is a community engagement and exhibition space for Kensington residents to envision and co-create strategies to address the neighborhood’s challenges and achieve its collective goals.
The space is available for groups throughout Kensington to gather and convene in and will provide opportunities for residents to connect to a larger engagement process called Co-Creating Kensington.
Ways to Engage
We want your ongoing input and participation in the evolution of this space. Not only is this an exhibition space, but community groups, schools, small businesses, civic associations, and others are encouraged to come spend time at the Kensington Engagement Center to connect with us and one another!
Visiting the Kensington Engagement Center
The Kensington Engagement Center is located at 3000 Kensington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134. The Kensington Engagement Center is open for group appointments beginning in the winter of 2025. Stay tuned for additional announcements on open hours!
To schedule time to visit the space, reach out to us at engagementcenter@nkcdc.org.
Maps and Directons
The Kensington Engagement Center is located on 3000 Kensington Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood in North Philadelphia, PA.
Current Exhibit
Kensington Avenue: Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future
Kensington Avenue: Remembering the Past, Shaping the Future opens in January of 2025 and explores the economic development and cultural identity of Kensington Avenue’s small business community.
The exhibit traces the Kensington Avenue commercial corridor through the last century and engages the community in reflecting on their own experiences and memories of the Avenue. The “past” displays historical photographs, a 1942 map of Kensington Avenue, and invites you to share photographs and record stories of what the Avenue once was. The “present” explores stories of fourteen Kensington small businesses today, highlighting the beauty, perseverance, and cultural assets that currently exist in the neighborhood.
As you remember what was and celebrate what is, we invite you to participate in a “pockets” meeting to envision what the Avenue can be.
Contact the Kensington Engagement Center
Reach out to us at engagementcenter@nkcdc.org