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Philadelphia Museum of Art begins construction on its next ‘wow’ moment

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has broken ground on an expansion of its iconic building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Instead of expa ...

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Robert Lawrence Trotter deliberately damaged is forgeries of American folk art to make them seem old. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Winterthur exhibit takes a second look at old masters of deception

This weekend, the Winterthur Museum and Garden in Delaware opens an exhibition of fakes — forged art and objects that were successfully ...

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 Martha Stuckey, frontwoman of Red 40 and the Last Groovement, (out of costume).(Peter Crimmins/WHYY)

Funk act finds theater through Polyphone

This week, the University of the Arts’ Ira Brind School of Theater Arts is hosting Polyphone, a festival of theatrical musicals tha ...

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 Mary Martello as Lady Bracknell and Daniel Fredrick as Algernon in Walnut Street Theatre's production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest.' (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
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Review: The importance of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

The Walnut Street Theatre seems a natural place to see Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” which premiered ...

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 The budget blueprint for President Donald Trump's first budget and released by the Office of Management and Budget is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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Attacking the NEA does not put ‘America first’

I thought about my grandmother last week, when Donald J. Trump unrolled a federal budget proposal that, to no on ...

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 Laure Biron, director of the  Porch Light Program for Philadelphia Mural Arts, sits in the program's newly burnished storefront on Kensington Avenue. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Combatting opioids with paint: Mural Arts sets up shop in heart of epidemic

It has been all hands on deck as Philadelphia wrestles with a worsening opioid drug crisis, one that has caused ...

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 Playwright James Ijames has won the Whiting Award, a national prize for emerging writers. (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)

Philly playwright James Ijames wins national recognition, wider audience

A Philadelphia playwright has won a national award for emerging writers. James Ijames, known as an actor, director, and writer in ...

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 A rendering of ''Winter Fountains for the Parkway'' by Jennifer Steinkamp at Sister Cities Park. The William Penn Foundation will give $1.25 million toward the  public art installation as part of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway celebration.(Courtesy of Jennifer Steinkamp)

Celebrating Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s centennial with art, exhibits and fanfare

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, donors and institutions are planning a yearlong series of public art ...

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Grave gardeners bring Victorian blooms to West Philly’s Woodlands

The forecast for this weekend will be great for gardening: warm, and maybe a little wet. Volunteers will be out in force at West P ...

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Sydney Harcourt, a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical ''Hamilton,'' practices with students at the Philadelphia High School of Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) for a performance at the opening gala of the Museum of the American Revolution in April. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

‘Hamilton’ star training CAPA students for museum grand opening

Next month, the new Museum of the American Revolution will open in Philadelphia, with the help of Joe Biden, Cokie Roberts, and “Ha ...

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 Blanka Zizka goes over notes with her actors before rehearsal for ''Adapt!'' at Wilma Theater. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Pioneer of Philadelphia theater makes playwriting debut

A longtime trailblazer of Philadelphia theater has written her first play. Blanka Zizka co-founded the Wilma Theater more than 30 ...

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What can we learn from George Orwell today?

There is much to be learned from George Orwell’s classic novel “1984,” written in 1949, which has suddenly jumped again ...

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Pioneer of performance-poetry Marty Watt to return to the stage in Philadelphia

On Sunday afternoon, a pioneer of performance poetry will return to Philadelphia for a rare appearance. Marty Watt of Philadelphia ...

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This is how NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’ might look as a dance

This weekend, a Philadelphia performance troupe will dance to NPR. A dancers will perform a choreographed work to a soundtrack of ...

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 Lenka Clayton's conceptual piece

Fabric museum exhibit asks the big question: Who determines when something is art?

The Philadelphia Museum of Art has become the subject of a new artwork at another museum. The Fabric Workshop and Museum commissio ...

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