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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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The Philadelphia Museum of Art's redesigned South Asian galleries
New look at an ancient place
The Philadelphia Museum of Art redesigns and reopens its South Asian wing. Steve Cohen takes a look.
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The Barnes Foundation presents Live and Life Will Give You Pictures (first review)
La Vie, l'amour in French photographic masterworks
The Barnes Foundation's first-ever photography exhibition celebrates Paris life at the turn of the 20th century, as seen through lenses of some of this new art form's masters. Gary Day reviews.
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The American Swedish Historical Museum's Flowers and Monsters
Hiding in plain sight
An exhibition of hand-carved furniture at the American Swedish Historical Museum highlights an overlooked Arts and Crafts innovator. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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