Museums
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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