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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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An example of porcelain from the museum's permanent collection. (Photo by Pamela J. Forsythe)

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's collections: Enlightenment minus deadlines

Hiding in plain sight
Even when there's no major exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, there are plenty of treasures waiting to be discovered. Pamela Forsythe investigates.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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'Grapes and Vines,' by Mary Schafer, c. 1972. Cotton with Polyester Batting, 88 x 98. Mary Schafer’s 'Grapes and Vines' is patterned after a quilt pictured in Marie Webster’s classic 1915 book, Quilts. The intricate appliqué design was a trademark of Webster’s work. Schafer received the pattern from the estate of Betty Harriman in 1971. (Photo by KEVA, all rights reserved, Michigan State University Museum.)

Mercer Museum presents 'The Mary Schafer Collection: A Legacy of Quilt History'

The soft and the small
Doylestown's Mercer Museum offers two cozy exhibitions in one: a collection of quilts and another featuring dollhouses and miniatures. Courtenay Harris Bond reviews.
Courtenay Harris Bond

Courtenay Harris Bond

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'Self Portrait with Mask' (1922). (Photo by Anne Brigman, courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

PMA's Another Way of Telling: Women Photographers from the Collection

Women's work
This exhibition of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's collection of work by women photographers shows over a century of seeing through their lenses. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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At the exhibition's opening reception, a viewer watches one of Scribe's videos. (Photo by Meredith Edlow)

African American Museum presents 'Tone Poems & Light Stories'

Creating a new home
The African American Museum looks back at the Great Migration to Philadelphia and those who helped the city's new residents settle in. Jarreau Freeman reviews.
Jarreau Freeman

Jarreau Freeman

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Palmyrene Funerary Portraits. (Photo courtesy of Penn Museum)

Penn Museum presents Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq

All is not lost
A new exhibition at the Penn Museum displays and highlights efforts being made to preserve the Middle East's cultural heritage in the midst of war. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Bobbe Arnst, 'Vanity Fair,' July 1, 1928. © Condé Nast (Photo by Charles Steeler, courtesy of the James A. Michener Art Museum.)

Michener Art Museum presents 'Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form'

Machine Age man
The Michener Museum's new exhibition of multimedia work by Charles Steeler brings 1920s glamor to the fore. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

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Irving Berlin, sheet music for "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning," 1918. (Image courtesy of National Museum of American Jewish History)

NMAJH presents 1917: How One Year Changed the World

Past tense, present tense
The National Museum of American Jewish History takes a look at the year 1917 and how it changed the world. Pamela Forsythe reviews.

Pamela J. Forsythe

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Jenn Bonawitz and daughter Vanessa in the Penn Museum's Egypt Gallery. (Photo by Victoria Meng)

Philadelphia museums welcome visitors with disabilities

Museums open their doors a little wider
Philadelphia's museums are becoming a lot more welcoming to visitors with disabilities. Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, an author, disability educator, and mother of a son with autism, goes inside.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

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