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Elongated bronze statue of a mournful woman in a dress with bare feet

Why So Serious?

Tracing the lineage of Doris Caesar's sculpture about mourning to the sorrowful sacred art of centuries past

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Several adjoining vertical panels, each with different horizontal stripes in a range of colors

Two Ways of Looking at Sean Scully

Museum guides share what inspires them about the artist’s tireless exploration of the possibilities of abstraction

EXHIBITIONS
Painting of a glass vase filled with flowers and surrounded by seashells, butterflies, and other insects

Helping a Still Life Come Alive

In honor of Earth Day, author Jim Wright talks to natural science experts about this famous Dutch Golden Age painting

COLLECTION
Black and white photo of a crowd holding signs about jobs, income, and poverty

Jack T. Franklin: Philadelphia’s Chronicler of Black Life and Protest

Curator Sam Ewing speaks with Dejáy Duckett and Richard J. Watson about the photographer’s lasting legacy

EXHIBITIONS
A nearly nude muscular man holding a stringed instrument and bow. A two-headed dog stands before him.

When Conserving a Painting Reveals a Different Picture

Considering the layers of paint—and meaning—in a Medici portrait by Agnolo Bronzino

CONSERVATION
Marble relief of several figures surrounding a chariot

Fit for a Queen

Conserving sculptures made for Marie Antoinette and the ill-fated Chateâu de Saint-Cloud

CONSERVATION
Oil painting of a young woman drawing.

Where are Women’s Histories in Art Museums?

Reflecting on the artists we have in our collections, what we know about them, and why.

COLLECTION

Searching for Truth in Ukraine

How a Kyiv-based artist imagined her nation’s invaders and the mystery that surrounded them.

IN THE WORLD
Black and white lithograph of musicians playing an upright bass, trombone, & drum.

Black Joy is Mixed with Black Lament

Talking to Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart about the value of art and grief—and what doomscrolling is doing to our ability to make change.

EXHIBITIONS

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