Visual Arts
Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies
The deaths at Astroworld Festival call to mind other rare incidents at concerts and festivals in which crowding or other factors contributed to dangerous conditions.
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Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit
A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.
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Visual art for the visually impaired: Philly museum tests out new ways to experience paintings
The Museum of the American Revolution is testing a new way to present visual art to people who are visually impaired, creating richer experiences for all patrons.
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Listen 4:31Franklin Institute expecting tourism magic from Harry Potter exhibition
“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” will feature highlights from the entire Wizarding World. It opens at the Franklin Institute in February.
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UPenn designed its newest hospital building for healing
Maya Lin and Odili Odita adorn The Pavilion with large-scale installations that consider the needs of patients and visitors.
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What Día de los Muertos sugar skulls mean to one Mexican artist in Philly
Ivonne Pinto-García embraces Día de los Muertos and its traditions as a way to honor her ancestors and share that pride with her Philadelphia community.
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Listen 1:54Benjamin L. Bynum Sr., Philly jazz and blues scene legend, dies at 98
Benjamin L. Bynum Sr. was a longtime Philadelphia entrepreneur and patriarch of a family associated with popular restaurants and jazz and blues venues in the city.
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Despite the positive strides made in the battle against COVID, uncertainty and varying mandates ...
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Listen 4:33A ‘Magical Fantasy’ appears in the Navy Yard
The public art installation by British artist Morag Myerscough is meant to draw attention to the Navy Yard as a future place to live.
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Philly artists are opening their studios to the public for the first time since COVID
When the Philadelphia Open Studios Tour kicks off this weekend, one of its largest and most popular stops will reopen to visitors for the first time in six years.
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Artist and educator Percy Ricks was rejected by Delaware Art Museum in a 1971 effort to showcase Black artists. The museum is making amends 50 years later.
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Listen 2:31‘Well, What Were You Wearing’ exhibit illustrates stories of sexual assault survivors
The exhibit at Jefferson works to counter the misconception that a person's wardrobe choices imply consent.
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Mural Arts paid homeless artists to paint 200 columns underneath Broad Street
Two hundred concrete columns in the subway concourse were painted by homeless artists, as part of Mural Arts Philadelphia’s social service program.
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