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An array of hanging sculptures and a glass vitrine holding three objects against a white gallery wall

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

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Painting of a seated woman wearing a large, eye-catching blue dress

The Woman Behind “Woman in Blue”

Art historian Ellen McBreen ponders the role of Henri Matisse’s muse, model, and collaborator, Lydia Delectorskaya, in this iconic painting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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American Girl, 1974, by Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020), 2018-145-1 © Emma Amos; Courtesy RYAN LEE Gallery, New York

Look Closely: Emma Amos and the Perfect Print

How American artist Emma Amos pushed etching to its limits—and brought American Girl to life.

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“Algues (Algae)” Screen, designed 2004 by Ronan Bouroullec (French, born 1971) and Erwan Bouroullec (French, born 1976). Made by Vitra GmbH, Basel, Switzerland. Photo © Paul Tahon and Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

The Design Alchemy of Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

Industrial designers (and brothers) Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are known for elegant, minimalist style, but the human touch is evident in everything they do.

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