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The Mütter Museum presents ‘Spit Spreads Death’
A world without vaccines
The influenza pandemic of 1918-19 killed millions of people around the globe, but Philadelphia was the hardest-hit of any major American city. The Mütter Museum explores this history, and its implications for modern public health, in ‘Spit Spreads Death.’ Michelle Nugent reviews.
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NMAJH presents ‘Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’
Changing the world for women in America
A new exhibition from the National Museum of American Jewish History and LA’s Skirball Cultural Center charts the life, career, and rise of our own RBG. Pamela Forsythe reviews.
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The Museum of the American Revolution presents ‘The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier’
Picturing the Revolution
In a rare mixture of history, art, and art history, the Museum of the American Revolution revives Irish artist and soldier Richard St. George, revealing the American Revolution anew. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Mercer Museum presents ‘Making Astronauts: From Bucks County to the Moon’
To the moon and back at the Mercer
Did you know that most Mercury and Apollo astronauts stopped in Bucks County on their way to space? The Mercer Museum celebrates the unknown stories and unheard voices of the first lunar landing. Michelle Nugent reviews.
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The Berman Museum of Art presents ‘Science Fiction’
Before and after the moon
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at the Berman Museum of Art, where world-renowned international artists born in that era interpret science fiction alongside climate change, space tourism, and technological revolution. Suzanne Cloud reviews.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents ‘Souls Grown Deep’
Southern masterworks
The Philadelphia Museum of Art features the now-iconic quilts of Gee’s Bend and more in this artistic celebration of the African American South. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The Brandywine River Museum presents ‘N.C. Wyeth: New Perspectives’
Wyeth’s double life
A seminal Brandywine artist gets new consideration. Gail Obenreder reviews.
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The National Constitution Center presents ‘Civil War and Reconstruction’
Toward a more perfect union
Even folks who think they know everything about the Civil War and what followed will discover something in this new permanent exhibition from the National Constitution Center. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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The Library Company of Philadelphia presents ‘From Negro Pasts to Afro-Futures'
How Black Americans portrayed themselves
A new exhibition at the Library Company of Philadelphia heads deep into a rich collection of Africana to show how Black artists of the past saw the future. Margaret Darby reviews.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Yoshitoshi and Impressionism
A fresh look at the Impressionists
The 19th century brought different cultures into new relationships via trade and new forms of communication, and artists of the time respond in these companion exhibits at the PMA. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.
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