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A lantern-like chandelier lights the mansion’s entry space, which has arched doorways and fancy molding setting off the art.

Rockwood Mansion presents Nature of Gothic

Victorian ghosts in modern glass

Rockwood Mansion, a moody, historic northern Delaware house museum with a renowned collection of Victoriana, asks two contemporary glass artists to respond to its resident works. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

Reviews 4 minute read
Gallery view including the entry with the ironwork described below, and large colorful pleated graphic of the artists’ names

Winterthur presents Transformations: Contemporary Artists at Winterthur

Generations of creativity

Artists from across the country, including many from the Philly area, respond to Winterthur’s famous collection of art, textiles, furniture, and more in this exceptional interdisciplinary exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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A single vintage turnstile with an olive green body and bright metal arms.

PAFA presents Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic

Discover Philly’s new, old, and untold stories with these fascinating objects

The Atwater Kent Collection got a new home with Drexel when the Philadelphia History Museum closed. Now, Philadelphia Revealed, a new exhibition at PAFA, brings the city’s history to life with fascinating objects. Pamela J.
Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Gold-framed collage-like painting in blue, pink, black, and green, featuring two Black figures, described in text below.

Arthur Ross Gallery presents David C. Driskell and Friends: Creativity, Collaboration, and Friendship

Proving Black art's place at the center of American history

Throughout his groundbreaking career, artist David C. Driskell laid the foundation for the academic study of Black American art long ignored by the art world. A new exhibition at Arthur Ross honors him and his legacy. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 4 minute read
A stylized woman sits in a chair next to a large flower bouquet, a book in her lap and her cheek leaning on one hand.

The Barnes Foundation presents Matisse & Renoir: New Encounters at the Barnes

The OGs of their genres

A new exhibition from the Barnes draws on the best of the foundation’s extensive collection of works by Matisse and Renoir and places them in conversation with each other. K.A. McFadden reviews.
K.A. McFadden

K.A. McFadden

Reviews 4 minute read
Acrylic on canvas painting, a young woman to the right, painted in blue and black. Lined paper figurine cutouts on the left

The Barnes Foundation and Mural Arts Philadelphia present Visions

An exhibition for restorative justice

The Barnes and Mural Arts’s Visions opens this week featuring artworks from system-impacted young people in southeast Pennsylvania. Cass Lewis previews.
Cass Lewis

Cass Lewis

Previews 2 minute read
Exhibit view: signage about medical racism on green walls, with a tall wooden cabinet of medical specimens at right.

The Mütter Museum presents its Postmortem Project exhibition

Exhuming the past, examining the future

With its Postmortem Project exhibition, the Mütter Museum continues a fraught but necessary process to evaluate and present its collections in line with modern medical, legal, and ethical standards. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 6 minute read
A gold, slender halter-style dress with a long, delicate pleated skirt and opulent beaded bodice in muted purple and blue.

Drexel University presents Modern Ritual: The Art of Mary McFadden

A “design archeologist” arrives at Drexel

Globetrotting fashion designer Mary McFadden’s archive is now housed at Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection, and its first exhibition there offers a tantalizing glimpse of her world. Wendy Univer reviews.
Wendy Univer

Wendy Univer

Reviews 5 minute read
Painting of a white woman with coiffed brown hair & puff-sleeved golden dress with fur-lined burgundy satin wrap.

Woodmere Art Museum presents Through Her Eyes

Marking the 50th anniversary of a historic celebration of women artists

“Why have there been no great women artists?” An art critic posed the question in 1971 and Philly responded in 1974 with FOCUS, a citywide festival of women artists. Now, a new Woodmere show marks its 50th anniversary. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Reviews 5 minute read
Dark-haired mother kisses the shoulder of a chubby rosy-cheeked dark-haired toddler in a white shift falling off his shoulder

Philadelphia is spending summer 2024 with Mary Cassatt

Meet the iconic Impressionist with a new exhibition and public virtual class

Philadelphia will celebrate hometown artist Mary Cassatt this summer, kicking off with a major new exhibition that was years in the making at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Camille Bacon-Smith looks closer.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

Features 6 minute read