Visual Arts

Patient memoirs of 19th-century asylums tell the good, the bad, and the ugly from the early days of institutional mental health treatment.

Whether you’re experienced, or want to learn how to sew and quilt, the owner’s passion for fabric has her planning opportunities for adults and children.

The busy Memorial Weekend schedule also includes Nelly, the Latino Film Festival and a celebration of Black Birders Week.

Music, theater, and street festivals dominate the weekend events schedule in and around Philadelphia.

Highlights in and around Philly this weekend include Interpol at the Met, Philly film fest, and a quirky car race and street fest in Kensington.

Antonio Martorell, 83, installed a tropical forest inside Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia for an exhibition about the island’s woes.

Keep your eyes peeled for the little blue-and-yellow robot characters.

Mother’s Day is celebrated with concerts, festivals and more. Or, bring mom to the summer re-opening of the attractions at Penn’s Landing.

The first lady's historic 1961 renovation of White House interiors, guided by Henry du Pont, is re-created at Delaware’s Winterthur museum.

The Brandywine River Museum will oversee the display of nearly 7,000 works, the most never seen publicly.

Called “Tu Eres Puerto Rico,” the exhibit was three years in the making.

It creates an instantly iconic selfie spot on Independence Mall.

This weekend’s event schedule includes the return of the Penn Relays to Franklin Field, a tribute to David Bowie, and a trifecta of festivals in West Philly.

Simone Leigh’s 16-foot sculpture won the Golden Lion. The same sculpture was recently installed on UPenn’s campus.

For the first time in its 127-year history, the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair features a majority of female and gender non-conforming artists.