Visual Arts

Among the artifacts are copies of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, as well as a cannonball.

“A World in the Making: The Shakers” examines the historic religious sect that has all but disappeared.

Davis painted large-scale scenes of Black life in an abstract style. His quick rise in the art world only lasted six years before he died at 32.

A co-founder of the William Way Center, Olshan coordinated its first art exhibition 50 years ago. She now portrays people she has lost.

The fiberglass Liberty Bell replicas are designed to show the city’s diversity as part of the Bells Across PA project.

Blum’s legacy includes the “Off the Wall” exhibition, a 2019 show about clothes as wearable art in the 1960s and 1970s.

“The Henriot Family” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is the “apogee of impressionism” but is often overlooked.

The exhibit, on display through spring 2026, examines the blend of modern buildings and historic spaces.

The Chadds Ford museum has been collecting dollhouses for years. The holiday exhibition features its latest acquisition.

Fallon was a tireless champion of Philly arts and artists. She succumbed to injuries after being struck by a driver.

More than 73,000 visited Wanamakers in the first three weeks of the revived Christmas light show, for what could be its final season.

Anyone interested in expanding access to the arts in the city can apply to sit on a panel that will help choose grantees.

The statewide Bells Across PA project will highlight towns and neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

The city plans to return one of the statues outside the museum to Sylvester Stallone next year. A late twist changed which one it will be.

Christina Vassallo, previously of the Fabric Workshop and Museum, will run the major arts funder for the Philadelphia region.