Museums
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‘The Museum of Whales You Will Never See’ by A. Kendra Greene
What do museums mean?
‘The Museum of Whales You Will Never See’ is an ethereal look at seven unusual museums in Iceland, and what they tell us about ourselves. Elisa Shoenberger reviews.
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Princeton University Art Museum presents ‘Life Magazine and the Power of Photography’
American vision
Millions of ‘Life’ magazine subscribers devoured images and stories that became iconic windows on the world. ‘Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,’ now digitally accessible, explores the magazine’s impact. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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Visitor feedback leads a long-planned makeover at the Delaware Art Museum
Context never rests
Leaders of a major reinstall at the Delaware Art Museum talk with Gail Obenreder about how commentary from their visitors is driving a whole new look at the galleries.
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A curator’s tour of the new European galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
More than a coat of paint
For anyone who’s longing to get back to the museum, PMA curator of European art Jennifer Thompson talks to Camille Bacon-Smith about shaking up the collection.
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Drexel’s Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection dons a digital design
Textiles and hypertext
Virtual galleries and digital museum tours have met a whole new era in the pandemic. Helen Walsh takes a look at Drexel's Fox Historic Costume Collection, which you can find on Google Arts & Culture. Do online experiences like this go beyond reality and website?
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The Philadelphia City Archives present ‘The History of the Lazaretto’
The history of quarantine
As the greater Philadelphia area faces the coronavirus epidemic, an exhibit at the City Archives provides unique insight into the city’s long public-health history. Emily Esten reviews.
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The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents ‘Votes for Women: A Visual History’
Seeing suffragists
An exhibition at the Brandywine River Art Museum celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment with an inclusive look at the faces and artifacts of the movement. Olivia J. B. Baxter reviews.
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Fabric Workshop and Museum presents ‘Echoes and Reverberations’
Contemporary visions of Native inheritance
In conjunction with One Book, One Philadelphia festivities, Fabric Workshop and Museums revisits work from five former residents whose art explores contemporary Indigenous life. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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Twelve Gates Arts presents ‘Immanence: Tazhib in America | Behnaz Karjoo’
Illuminating Iranian tradition
Behnaz Karjoo’s traditional Islamic works, now on view at Twelve Gates Arts, remind us of the evolution of deep-rooted cultures and their crucial preservation. Emily Esten reviews.
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Woodmere Art Museum presents ‘Our Town: A Retrospective of Edith Neff’
Painting life in Philly
Philly's own Edith Neff didn't just paint what she saw. She brought you into the life of the painting, as viewers discover at a new retrospective at Woodmere. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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