Archived - Shows And Events

March 26, 2016 - July 24, 2016 - Breaking Ground reveals the variety of ways in which artists in the 1940s and 1950s pushed the boundaries of printmaking. Through a selection of innovative prints as well as ceramics, textile, and sculpture—all drawn from the Museum’s collection—this exhibition conveys the vibrant spirit and extraordinary growth of the arts during these decades.

February 24, 2016 - May 15, 2016 - Focusing on work made from 1956 to 1972, the exhibition presents Pop art as a movement that is at turns celebratory, critical, and probing in its message. It reveals the energetic exchange that contributed to a reimagining of art’s relationship to societies in flux. American and British Pop is presented alongside lesser known but equally potent examples from Braz...

January 23 - June 4, 2016 - A site-specific installation by New Orleans-based artist Sally Heller, who creates recognizable yet improbable landscapes constructed from cultural detritus. A modern-day bricoleur, savvy cultural hacker and urban archaeologist, Heller assembles a litany of mundane materials and cultural castoffs into recognizable yet improbable environments that cleverly fuse macro and...

This Philadelphia gun show is held at Philadelphia National Guard Armory and hosted by Appalachian Promotions of Pennsylvania. All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed. Sunday 9:00am – 3:00pm Admission: General: $7.00, Children 12 & under: Free Free Parking

November 14, 2015 - May 22, 2016 - At first appearing monochromatic (one color), Marioni’s canvases produce color sensations that shift with changes in light and viewpoint. In fact, each work features several distinct layers of acrylic paint of contrasting colors and intensities. Through unhurried contemplation, we can gain a deeper understanding that color is not a fixed entity, but rather subjec...