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Inside the Academy of Natural Sciences
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What went wrong at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences? Former museum staffers point to years of missteps

“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.

8 hours ago

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Creative Hub co-managers JaQuanne Daniels, left, and Vanity Constance, right
Arts & Entertainment

Wilmington’s new Creative Hub brings artists, residents and small businesses together on the city’s West Side

The new space aims to connect Wilmington’s West Side community with arts and creativity while helping local artists and small businesses develop and grow.

10 hours ago

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Marchers under umbrellas and dinosaur costumes
Science
Billy Penn

The 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.

3 days ago

Tildie's Toy Box in South Philly
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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

The Scribe Video Center provides equipment
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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.

2 weeks ago

Furniture on display at art show
Arts & Entertainment

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.

2 weeks ago

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Museum of the Philadelphian is opening up
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

This 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

The AMC Fashion District 8 movie theater
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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

Tourists line up for photos in front of the second Rocky statue
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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.

3 weeks ago

Cody Stuhltrager is Eastern State Penitentiary's first artist-in-residence
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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

Anjoli Santiago, the new executive director of the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership
Education

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

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The T-Rex skeleton inside the Academy of Natural Sciences
Science
Billy Penn

The Academy of Natural Sciences is closing its museum after over two centuries. Here are some exhibits to see while you can

The 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

the Academy of Natural Sciences exterior
Arts & Entertainment

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

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Artists pose for a picture
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia 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

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The Landmark Ritz Five movie theater
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

The 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.

1 month ago

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