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The newly lit Temple Hall. (Photo courtesy the Philadelphia Museum of Art)

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.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

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"Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris" by Eugène Atget, 1912. (Photo courtesy of the Barnes Foundation)

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.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
The crest on this dining room chair symbolizes nobility. Von Rydingsvärd often carved the gryphon, a mythical combination of the lion and eagle. (Photo by Pamela Forsythe)

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.

Pamela J. Forsythe

Articles 3 minute read
Those perfectly imperfect vessels. (Photo courtesy of the Mütter Museum)

The Mütter Museum presents David Orr's 'Perfect Vessels'

Measuring perfection among the imperfect

The Mütter Museum's new exhibition, 'Perfect Vessels,' leads Treacy Ziegler to wonder about the relationship between art and science.
Treacy Ziegler

Treacy Ziegler

Articles 4 minute read
Venus at Chicken Bone Beach. (Photo by John W. Mosley)

Woodmere Art Museum's A Million Faces: The Photography of John W. Mosley

Viewing the past with an eye toward the future

John W. Mosley’s photographs of African-American Philadelphia in the 1950s and '60s provide a visual narrative of where we've been and still need to go. Stacia Friedman reviews.
Stacia Friedman

Stacia Friedman

Articles 4 minute read
Illustration by Sophie Blackall for <em>'Finding Winnie: The True Story of The World’s Most Famous Bear</em>,' written by Lindsay Mattock. (Image courtesy of the Brandywine Museum)

Brandywine Museum's 'Get the Picture! Contemporary Children's Book Illustration'

Perfect words, truthful illustrations

The Brandywine Museum's exhibition Get the Picture! Contemporary Children's Book Illustration inspires Susan Sempeles, an aspiring children's book author.
Susan Sempeles

Susan Sempeles

Articles 3 minute read
The first edition of 'Don Quixote,' Madrid, 1605, held by Elizabeth Fuller, librarian, Rosenbach Museum. (Photo by Anne S. Hunter)

Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, presents 'The Musical World of Don Quixote'

'Don Quixote': Precious original, perfect copies

It’s 'Don Quixote' fiesta time in Philadelphia! Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, celebrates 'The Musical World of Don Quixote' with a big concert, a symposium, and museum and libraries joining in with exhibitions around the city. (Part two of a series on Piffaro’s 'Don Quixote' festival.)
Anne Schuster Hunter

Anne Schuster Hunter

Articles 6 minute read
Eakins's palette, ready for supernatural action (Photo courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts)

PAFA presents 'Fernando Orellana: His Study of Life'

His study of afterlife

Artist Fernando Orellana examines Thomas Eakins's ongoing relationship with the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. That is, both in life and in the afterlife.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 2 minute read
L to r: Lisa Wang, Jonathan D'Rorazio, Connie Kang, Aliyah Harris. (Photo by Brooke Sietinsons)

Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'The Eumenides'

Some justice some peace

Penn theater students and White Box Theatre take on 'The Eumenides' and bring it into the Penn Museum with excellent results.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

Articles 3 minute read
Habtemariam, Clayton, Lee, and the Prometheus Chamber Orchestra. (Photo courtesy of FringeArts)

Philly Fringe 2016 review: 'Room 21'

A DJ at play in Albert Barnes's record collection

Philly Fringe 16 review: DJ Jace Clayton digs into Albert Barnes's record collection and comes up with a performance as eclectic as Barnes himself.
Toby Zinman

Toby Zinman

Articles 2 minute read