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“There was a big push to not be known as the dinosaur museum,” said one laid-off worker. That shift came with a cost, ex-staffers say.
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Listen 6:45The new space aims to connect Wilmington’s West Side community with arts and creativity while helping local artists and small businesses develop and grow.
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Listen 1:18The Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closed. Its supporters aren’t done
Over 200 people gathered for a vigil and march to City Hall as organizers and elected officials pushed for the museum to reopen.
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A guide to Philly’s specialty books, arts, vintage, toy stores and beyond
Philly has many stores that are very “Philly” – here is your guide.
1 week ago
At Scribe Video Center, Philadelphians learn to tell their own stories
From first-time filmmakers to seasoned storytellers, Scribe has spent decades helping Philadelphia get behind the camera.
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Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia highlights Japanese American artists held in WWII internment camps
“Noguchi to Asawa: Designing Postwar America” traces the lives and works of six formerly interned artists whose works helped shape American culture.
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Listen 1:19This new museum is all about Philadelphians
The Museum of the Philadelphian will focus on the attitude of Philadelphians, iconic objects Philadelphians use and how the public perceives Philadelphians.
3 weeks ago
Where can you enjoy film and movies in Philly?
With the indefinite closure of the Landmark’s Ritz Five theater and a failed IMAX theater deal at Riverview Plaza, what is the state of Philly’s movie scene?
3 weeks ago
The Rocky statue will be closed off this month, for its final switch out of the year
The sculpture of Sylvester Stallone’s iconic fictional boxer Rocky Balboa will be moved out from the top of the museum’s steps, to be replaced by the original version.
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Eastern State Penitentiary’s first artist-in-residence offers ‘ReVision’ of life behind bars
Cody Stuhltrager embraced art while in prison. Now he hopes to share his experiences through a two-part exhibit this fall.
3 weeks ago
New leader of Philadelphia organization for arts in schools sees hope in collaboration
As Anjoli Santiago takes the helm of Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership, the state has changed its arts funding priorities.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:14The oldest institution of natural history in America will close its museum at the end of this month. Here is how the community is reacting.
1 month ago
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing
The Academy will continue scientific research and public education, but its museum will go the way of the dinosaur.
1 month ago
Listen 1:00Philadelphia City Hall art gallery remembers a federal act that put artists to work in the 1970s
The federal CETA program employed tens of thousands of artists with a 1973 jobs-training law. Its impact has been largely overlooked.
1 month ago
Listen 2:10The Ritz Five movie theater in Old City is closed indefinitely
The city says the theater has violated Philadelphia’s fire code and needs to make appropriate changes before it can reopen.
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