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Penn Museum presents 'Hello India!'
Happy Holi-days!
Brittany Barbato's photo essay highlights the Penn Museum's daylong celebration of Indian culture, which culminated in a Holi celebration. Holi is the traditional festival of colors and love.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art's 'Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab'
A Common Thread
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab, visits a time when religious differences yielded cultural enrichment. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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Woodmere Art Museum presents 'The Storybook Magic of Jerry Pinkney'
Thinking in pictures
The Woodmere Art Museum's exhibition of Jerry Pinkney's watercolor illustrations makes a great companion to the Philadelphia Museum of Art's new watercolor show. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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Barnes Foundation's Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie
Walk it out
Person of the Crowd, the latest installation at the Barnes Foundation, is a far cry from what the museum's founder considered to be art. Steve Cohen reviews.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art's Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent
American watercolor: A Philadelphia story
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new exhibition traces the growth of watercolor in the United States, in Philadelphia in particular. Stacia Friedman reviews.
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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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