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L to R: Penn anthropologist Carlton Coon, sculptor Jacques Lipschitz, and Alfred Kidder II, with Froelich Rainey at the desk, on the set of 'What in the World?' (Photo courtesy of Penn Museum.)

Penn Museum presents 'What in the World?'

'What in the World' brought archaeology home
Normally a portal to ancient worlds, Penn Museum is unearthing a more recent period: the dawn of television. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Portrait of culinary artist Kristin Schwab, one of 12 cooks who share food and stories with guests during communal lunches in the Perelman Café. (Photo courtesy of Rashid Zakat and creative director Shanti Myers.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Philadelphia Assembled'

Calling all collaborators
Artist Jeanne van Heeswijk teams with up the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a legion of collaborators to create 'Philadelphia Assembled.' There is also pumpkin bread. Alix Rosenfeld reviews.
Alix Rosenfeld

Alix Rosenfeld

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The "crizzling" of ancient glass inspired Louis Comfort Tiffany's signature style. (Photo courtesy of the Chemical Heritage Foundation)

Museum at Chemical Heritage Foundation presents 'Things Fall Apart'

Eve of destruction
Everything's falling apart at the Chemical Heritage Foundation's newest exhibition, but that's also the point. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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'Miss Olson,' 1952, tempera on panel, 25 x 28½ in. Private Collection. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Wyeth/Artists Rights Society.)

Brandywine River Museum of Art presents 'Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect'

A Wyeth centenary brings out important figures
The Brandywine River Museum of Art celebrates Andrew Wyeth's 100th birthday with this memorable exhibition. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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"Many New Moons," 2017, by Lauren A. Litwa. Oil and pencil on Canvas, 42 x 44 inches. (Photo courtesy of the artist.)

Delaware Art Museum presents 'Assemblage: A Regional Collective of Women Artists'

Seventeen artists, 32 years, one show
Assemblage, a Philadelphia-area collective with widely disparate artistic practices, has a lively exhibition at the Delaware Art Museum. Gail Obenreder reviews.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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"Charger, Bandhavgarh National Park, India, 1996." Inkjet print mounted on Dibond. Photo courtesy of Michael Nichols/National Geographic.)

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents 'Wild: Michael Nichols'

Mild kingdom
Michael “Nick” Nichols is an artist, technical innovator, and ardent advocate for preserving natural habitats. Reviewer Tom Goodman wishes he was more than that.

Tom Goodman

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Too large to be passed, this Norwegian ale bowl (c. 1850) was used like a punchbowl. Its inscription reads, in part, “Like a flower I stand on the table. Happy will be the guests who take a drop from me." (Photo by Pamela Forsythe.)

American Swedish Historical Museum presents 'Skål! Scandinavian Spirits'

Here's to Scandinavia!
Cheers! The American Swedish Historical Museum's newest exhibition pays homage to sublime Scandinavian spirits. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Soldiers brawl in a tableau at the Museum of the American Revolution. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of the American Revolution.)

Celebrating independence at the Museum of the American Revolution

Visiting 1776 in 2017
What better time to consider the Museum of the American Revolution than in the midst of Philadelphia's Independence Day celebrations? Richard Da Silva visits.

Richard da Silva

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Etowah Mounds (circa 1250 CE), near Cartersville, Georgia. Thousands of mounds dotted eastern North America before Europeans arrived. (Photo by Tom Patton, courtesy of Penn Museum)

Penn Museum presents 'Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America'

America's earthen pyramids
England has Stonehenge, Egypt has the Great Pyramid, and North America has... mounds. Learn all about them at the Penn Museum's new exhibition. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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'Still from Horse Day, 2015,' video diptych by Mohammed Bourouissa. (Photo courtesy of Mohammed Bourouissa and Kamel Mennour.)

Barnes Foundation presents 'Mohammed Bourouissa: Urban Riders'

Corralling the urban cowboy myth
North Philly's black cowboys have been a fixture on the streets and in Fairmount Park for over a century. A new Barnes Foundation show pays tribute to them. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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