Visual Arts
Philadelphia Museum of Art halts construction over coronavirus dangers
PMA stopped construction in light of worker safety concerns. Work also stopped Monday at the new Philadelphia Police headquarters at 400 N. Broad.
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Coronavirus: The arts in Philly will need plenty of relief funding to survive
Rob Buscher, a recently laid-off arts administrator, reflects on the impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on the arts in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia portrays its Sisterly Love
A street art campaign asked 10 women artists to depict 20 inspiring Philadelphia women.
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Listen 1:48Jewish Museum files for bankruptcy
Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History was never able to pay down the cost of its building.
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PAFA displays Black art collection of Constance Clayton, former Philadelphia school superintendent
Constance Clayton has been collecting African American art for 30 years. She recently gave much of her collection to PAFA in Philadelphia.
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Refugee docents help bring Penn Museum’s global collection to life
Attendance at the Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. Refugee and immigrant docents receive training in ancient history and storytelling.
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Allentown Art Museum’s Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing
For decades, the Allentown Art Museum displayed an oil-on-oak panel painting called “Portrait of a Young Woman” and credited it to “Studio of Rembrandt.”
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Valentines made of trash: classier than you think
An art gallery in Fishtown opens its doors on Valentine’s Day. Scavengers United is presenting “Trashed Hearts," a group show featuring valentines by local artists.
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At Del. exhibit, art therapy provides expressive outlet, solace to people with disabilities
Art Therapy Express presented an exhibition Monday. The award-winning Delaware program helps artists with disabilities express themselves.
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Listen 2:00This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future
PBS NewsHour features 'Designs for a New Future,' an exhibit at the Philadelphia art museum that addresses the challenges that humans may encounter in the future.
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From the laboratory to the screen: How science inspires horror movies
Think of some of the iconic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Godzilla. What do they have in common?
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Listen 07:11Hidden in plain sight: Philadelphia as the center of the American avant-garde
A new exhibition by the University of the Arts positions Philadelphia as the heart of the mid-century American avant-garde.
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Listen 1:46New way to see new art: Wonderspaces opens in Fashion District
Philadelphia’s Fashion District hosts the third location of the national chain, which sells the experience of contemporary installation art.
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Listen 1:45Dozens of students paint new mural honoring MLK in Wilmington
Dozens of students help paint a mural of Martin Luther King inside The Warehouse, a teen center opening soon in Wilmington.
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Princeton home’s history of slavery explored in new contemporary art exhibition
Hugh Hayden’s new installation at Princeton’s Bainbridge House explores slavery and the origins of America through the 18th century home’s own history.
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