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Colorful stained-glass window of a figure surrounded by embellishments

When the Purpose of Art Is to Transform

The director of Glencairn Museum on the enduring power and appeal of religious art

by pmablogadmin June 27, 2022June 27, 2022

A green space with a vertical screen featuring an image of an African American woman, mounted on vertical metal bars

Being a Black Girl in a Digital World

Martine Syms’s installation Neural Swamp is an intriguing display of variations within millennial Black womanhood

by pmablogadmin June 15, 2022June 17, 2022

Black and white print of freewheeling sailors and women dressed in tight, suggestive clothes.

Paul Cadmus’s Queer Vision of America

How a controversy around censorship launched the artist’s career—and fed a craze for limited-edition prints

by pmablogadmin June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

Photograph of a young African American woman standing against a brick wall

Philly’s Destiny

Photographer James Izlar spotlights Boujee Mustard, a local artist with a keen eye and a deep love for her city

by pmablogadmin May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin May 2, 2022May 2, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin April 22, 2022April 22, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin April 18, 2022May 2, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin April 12, 2022June 13, 2022

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

by pmablogadmin April 4, 2022April 13, 2022

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