A few months ago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art added two small yet vital items to its collection: a ceramic medallion (fig. 1) fabricated at the Wedgwood pottery in Etruria,…
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4 by 4 by 1: Four Immigrants, Four Stories, One Museum
Twenty years ago, when I first arrived in the United States as an international student, I took my first steps on American soil in Philadelphia. And what did I do…
Progress & Pride: Queer Representation in Art at the PMA
Learn more about the Queer Representation in Art Learning Community (QRALC), a group of PMA staffers working to surface LGBTQ+ narratives in our collection.
Recognizing Japanese American Activism in the Watanabe Collection
On Mary Ishimoto Watanabe’s legacy of celebrating Japanese heritage in Philadelphia.
Ancestral Relics: A Conversation with Nick Cave
A conversation with the artist Nick Cave about the historic, familial, and personal perspectives in early works in the museum’s collection
The Layers of Queer Symbolism in Sergio Avello’s “Peste Rosa”
On the continued relevance of the artist’s pink leather flag, inspired by the AIDS crisis of the 80s
What Can a Textile Fragment Tell Us?
Getting up close and personal with centuries-old Middle Eastern textiles and the mysteries they hold
Party at Lansdowne House
The glitzy, star-studded past of one of the museum’s most glamorous period rooms
Clarence Lawson’s Prayer for Emmett Till
How the sculptor created an indelible memorial to a young man and a symbol of the fight for Civil Rights
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