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The Rosenbach Museum's The Art of Ownership: Bookplates and Book Collectors from 1480 to the Present
Tiny art, big stories
An exhibition of bookplates at the Rosenbach Museum gives a picture of people, too. Anne Schuster Hunter reviews.
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The Rodin Museum presents a new installation of 'The Kiss'
Feels like the first time
Auguste Rodin's 'The Kiss' is presented in a whole new way with an installation that pairs the sculpture with others from the Rodin Museum's collection. Steve Cohen reviews.
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Looking to the Benjamin Franklin Museum for answers
WWBFD?
When Pamela Forsythe wondered what Benjamin Franklin might think of these uncertain times, she visited the Benjamin Franklin Museum and found quite a few clues.
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The National Constitution Center's Bill of Rights Day
Happy birthday, Bill of Rights
The National Constitution Center celebrated the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights with a day of festivities, including back-to-back discussions on today’s biggest Constitutional debates. Brittany Barbato reviews.
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'Covering Letter' at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Dead letter resurrected
Jitish Kallat's 'Covering Letter,' a new addition to the Philadelphia Museum of Art's permanent collection, brings to life a undelivered letter from Gandhi to Hitler. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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The Barnes Foundation presents Live and Life Will Give You Pictures (second review)
The world in one city
The Barnes Foundation's first photography exhibition depicts the "movable feast" in early-20th-century Paris in all its gritty, gorgeous glory. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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Delaware Art Museum presents Elizabeth Osborne and Truth & Vision
Past (the '60s) and present meet in Wilmington
Two new exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum take visitors back to the 1960s in Elizabeth Osborne's work and right up to now with a survey of contemporary realist artists. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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NMAJH presents Dennis McNally and Susana Millman
Backstage with the Dead
Bill Graham archivist and Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally, along with photographer Susana Millman, discuss their years with the Dead at the National Museum of American Jewish History's Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution exhibition. Neil Bardhan reviews.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents Thomas Eakins: Photographer (first review)
An old master embraces a new art form
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts's new exhibition shows Philadelphia’s master painter and innovative teacher as a visionary photographer ahead of his time. Gary Day reviews.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art's Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950
Beyond Kahlo and Rivera
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibition, Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950 shows a nation embracing its indigenous heritage. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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